diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-acpi.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-acpi.c
index 272800692088..964687534754 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-acpi.c
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static int i2c_acpi_find_match_device(struct device *dev, void *data)
 	return ACPI_COMPANION(dev) == data;
 }
 
-static struct i2c_adapter *i2c_acpi_find_adapter_by_handle(acpi_handle handle)
+struct i2c_adapter *i2c_acpi_find_adapter_by_handle(acpi_handle handle)
 {
 	struct device *dev;
 
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ static struct i2c_adapter *i2c_acpi_find_adapter_by_handle(acpi_handle handle)
 			      i2c_acpi_find_match_adapter);
 	return dev ? i2c_verify_adapter(dev) : NULL;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_acpi_find_adapter_by_handle);
 
 static struct i2c_client *i2c_acpi_find_client_by_adev(struct acpi_device *adev)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index 1308126fc384..e982b8913b73 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #ifndef _LINUX_I2C_H
 #define _LINUX_I2C_H
 
+#include <linux/acpi.h>		/* for acpi_handle */
 #include <linux/mod_devicetable.h>
 #include <linux/device.h>	/* for struct device */
 #include <linux/sched.h>	/* for completion */
@@ -981,6 +982,7 @@ bool i2c_acpi_get_i2c_resource(struct acpi_resource *ares,
 u32 i2c_acpi_find_bus_speed(struct device *dev);
 struct i2c_client *i2c_acpi_new_device(struct device *dev, int index,
 				       struct i2c_board_info *info);
+struct i2c_adapter *i2c_acpi_find_adapter_by_handle(acpi_handle handle);
 #else
 static inline bool i2c_acpi_get_i2c_resource(struct acpi_resource *ares,
 					     struct acpi_resource_i2c_serialbus **i2c)
@@ -996,6 +998,10 @@ static inline struct i2c_client *i2c_acpi_new_device(struct device *dev,
 {
 	return NULL;
 }
+static inline struct i2c_adapter *i2c_acpi_find_adapter_by_handle(acpi_handle handle)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
 #endif /* CONFIG_ACPI */
 
 #endif /* _LINUX_I2C_H */