diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index 6a820668d442..1f02e842b9d1 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -518,7 +518,8 @@ void scsi_target_reap(struct scsi_target *starget)
 }
 
 /**
- * sanitize_inquiry_string - remove non-graphical chars from an INQUIRY result string
+ * scsi_sanitize_inquiry_string - remove non-graphical chars from an
+ *                                INQUIRY result string
  * @s: INQUIRY result string to sanitize
  * @len: length of the string
  *
@@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ void scsi_target_reap(struct scsi_target *starget)
  *	string terminator, so all the following characters are set to
  *	spaces.
  **/
-static void sanitize_inquiry_string(unsigned char *s, int len)
+void scsi_sanitize_inquiry_string(unsigned char *s, int len)
 {
 	int terminated = 0;
 
@@ -542,6 +543,7 @@ static void sanitize_inquiry_string(unsigned char *s, int len)
 			*s = ' ';
 	}
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(scsi_sanitize_inquiry_string);
 
 /**
  * scsi_probe_lun - probe a single LUN using a SCSI INQUIRY
@@ -627,9 +629,9 @@ static int scsi_probe_lun(struct scsi_device *sdev, unsigned char *inq_result,
 	}
 
 	if (result == 0) {
-		sanitize_inquiry_string(&inq_result[8], 8);
-		sanitize_inquiry_string(&inq_result[16], 16);
-		sanitize_inquiry_string(&inq_result[32], 4);
+		scsi_sanitize_inquiry_string(&inq_result[8], 8);
+		scsi_sanitize_inquiry_string(&inq_result[16], 16);
+		scsi_sanitize_inquiry_string(&inq_result[32], 4);
 
 		response_len = inq_result[4] + 5;
 		if (response_len > 255)
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
index f63a16760ae9..9173ab5a6f72 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_device.h
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ extern void scsi_remove_target(struct device *);
 extern const char *scsi_device_state_name(enum scsi_device_state);
 extern int scsi_is_sdev_device(const struct device *);
 extern int scsi_is_target_device(const struct device *);
+extern void scsi_sanitize_inquiry_string(unsigned char *s, int len);
 extern int scsi_execute(struct scsi_device *sdev, const unsigned char *cmd,
 			int data_direction, void *buffer, unsigned bufflen,
 			unsigned char *sense, int timeout, int retries,