diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index d60c61b4b341..507d58ae09c1 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_force_enable_pin_unlocked(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 int snd_soc_dapm_ignore_suspend(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 				const char *pin);
 void snd_soc_dapm_auto_nc_pins(struct snd_soc_card *card);
+unsigned int dapm_kcontrol_get_value(const struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol);
 
 /* Mostly internal - should not normally be used */
 void dapm_mark_io_dirty(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm);
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 79f3b1eaf3b1..5c21cdeeeff1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -326,12 +326,13 @@ static struct list_head *dapm_kcontrol_get_path_list(
 	list_for_each_entry(path, dapm_kcontrol_get_path_list(kcontrol), \
 		list_kcontrol)
 
-static unsigned int dapm_kcontrol_get_value(const struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol)
+unsigned int dapm_kcontrol_get_value(const struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol)
 {
 	struct dapm_kcontrol_data *data = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 
 	return data->value;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dapm_kcontrol_get_value);
 
 static bool dapm_kcontrol_set_value(const struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	unsigned int value)