diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index 0abd72d0dec2..e7ad13d43c9f 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -1958,7 +1958,7 @@ void ata_port_probe(struct ata_port *ap)
  *	LOCKING:
  *	None.
  */
-static void sata_print_link_status(struct ata_port *ap)
+void sata_print_link_status(struct ata_port *ap)
 {
 	u32 sstatus, scontrol, tmp;
 
@@ -6360,6 +6360,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_tf_load);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_tf_read);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_noop_dev_select);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_std_dev_select);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sata_print_link_status);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_tf_to_fis);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_tf_from_fis);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_check_status);
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 0cfbcb6f08eb..a41749820964 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -701,6 +701,7 @@ static inline int ata_port_is_dummy(struct ata_port *ap)
 	return ap->ops == &ata_dummy_port_ops;
 }
 
+extern void sata_print_link_status(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void ata_port_probe(struct ata_port *);
 extern void __sata_phy_reset(struct ata_port *ap);
 extern void sata_phy_reset(struct ata_port *ap);