diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index 2f254691ed1f..3faf62bdbad0 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ bool have_governor_per_policy(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(have_governor_per_policy);
 
+struct kobject *get_governor_parent_kobj(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+{
+	if (have_governor_per_policy())
+		return &policy->kobj;
+	else
+		return cpufreq_global_kobject;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_governor_parent_kobj);
+
 static struct cpufreq_policy *__cpufreq_cpu_get(unsigned int cpu, bool sysfs)
 {
 	struct cpufreq_policy *data;
diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
index 5af40ad82d23..d1421b498c76 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq_governor.c
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@
 
 #include "cpufreq_governor.h"
 
-static struct kobject *get_governor_parent_kobj(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
-{
-	if (have_governor_per_policy())
-		return &policy->kobj;
-	else
-		return cpufreq_global_kobject;
-}
-
 static struct attribute_group *get_sysfs_attr(struct dbs_data *dbs_data)
 {
 	if (have_governor_per_policy())
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index 037d36ae63e5..dd1a5d41357b 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ const char *cpufreq_get_current_driver(void);
 int cpufreq_get_policy(struct cpufreq_policy *policy, unsigned int cpu);
 int cpufreq_update_policy(unsigned int cpu);
 bool have_governor_per_policy(void);
+struct kobject *get_governor_parent_kobj(struct cpufreq_policy *policy);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ
 /* query the current CPU frequency (in kHz). If zero, cpufreq couldn't detect it */