diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
index 03aa88592fd15adff08beef96ce037f12372db99..967ef2818fa617d4fa5ea43aed91a64e4a514672 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ int netvsc_device_add(struct hv_device *device, void *additional_info);
 int netvsc_device_remove(struct hv_device *device);
 int netvsc_send(struct hv_device *device,
 		struct hv_netvsc_packet *packet);
+void netvsc_linkstatus_callback(struct hv_device *device_obj,
+				unsigned int status);
 int netvsc_initialize(struct hv_driver *drv);
 int rndis_filter_open(struct hv_device *dev);
 int rndis_filter_close(struct hv_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
index 7b6844f16c4a3ff1bb61216b38e7aa2d7fc9aaf5..e2da7fed7e830dfcaed57329ae0aaa467f9bd4f3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static int netvsc_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *net)
 /*
  * netvsc_linkstatus_callback - Link up/down notification
  */
-static void netvsc_linkstatus_callback(struct hv_device *device_obj,
+void netvsc_linkstatus_callback(struct hv_device *device_obj,
 				       unsigned int status)
 {
 	struct net_device *net = dev_get_drvdata(&device_obj->device);