diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
index e70d13defde4..9c47dc48c9fd 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tpm_dev_vendor_release);
  * Once all references to platform device are down to 0,
  * release all allocated structures.
  */
-static void tpm_dev_release(struct device *dev)
+void tpm_dev_release(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct tpm_chip *chip = dev_get_drvdata(dev);