diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-pltfm.c b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-pltfm.c
index 2721bd5839cb..19edb0cd0c5e 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-pltfm.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/dw_mmc-pltfm.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static int dw_mci_pltfm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return dw_mci_pltfm_register(pdev, NULL);
 }
 
-static int dw_mci_pltfm_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
+int dw_mci_pltfm_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct dw_mci *host = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);