diff --git a/drivers/acpi/osl.c b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
index 222f7b1b66f75d690a95dca338e1e0a299b0687b..bc1604bfa4db268d1c656df4d6be52ea6a411e7d 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/osl.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/osl.c
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ __setup("acpi_enforce_resources=", acpi_enforce_resources_setup);
 
 /* Check for resource conflicts between ACPI OperationRegions and native
  * drivers */
-static int acpi_check_resource_conflict(struct resource *res)
+int acpi_check_resource_conflict(struct resource *res)
 {
 	struct acpi_res_list *res_list_elem;
 	int ioport;
@@ -1207,6 +1207,7 @@ static int acpi_check_resource_conflict(struct resource *res)
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(acpi_check_resource_conflict);
 
 int acpi_check_region(resource_size_t start, resource_size_t n,
 		      const char *name)
diff --git a/include/linux/acpi.h b/include/linux/acpi.h
index 893f90a5dea924e21f97867b37db5b50178b226c..a031df8c83ae6fe1d3e5097ae7c80f94a8d13ac0 100644
--- a/include/linux/acpi.h
+++ b/include/linux/acpi.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_ACPI_H
 #define _LINUX_ACPI_H
 
+#include <linux/ioport.h>	/* for struct resource */
 
 #ifdef	CONFIG_ACPI
 
@@ -217,6 +218,8 @@ extern int pnpacpi_disabled;
 #define PXM_INVAL	(-1)
 #define NID_INVAL	(-1)
 
+int acpi_check_resource_conflict(struct resource *res);
+
 int acpi_check_region(resource_size_t start, resource_size_t n,
 		      const char *name);
 int acpi_check_mem_region(resource_size_t start, resource_size_t n,
@@ -234,6 +237,11 @@ static inline int acpi_boot_table_init(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static inline int acpi_check_resource_conflict(struct resource *res)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static inline int acpi_check_region(resource_size_t start, resource_size_t n,
 				    const char *name)
 {