diff --git a/drivers/mfd/ucb1400_core.c b/drivers/mfd/ucb1400_core.c
index 178159e264c..78c2135c5de 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/ucb1400_core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/ucb1400_core.c
@@ -23,6 +23,26 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/ucb1400.h>
 
+unsigned int ucb1400_adc_read(struct snd_ac97 *ac97, u16 adc_channel,
+		int adcsync)
+{
+	unsigned int val;
+
+	if (adcsync)
+		adc_channel |= UCB_ADC_SYNC_ENA;
+
+	ucb1400_reg_write(ac97, UCB_ADC_CR, UCB_ADC_ENA | adc_channel);
+	ucb1400_reg_write(ac97, UCB_ADC_CR, UCB_ADC_ENA | adc_channel |
+			UCB_ADC_START);
+
+	while (!((val = ucb1400_reg_read(ac97, UCB_ADC_DATA))
+				& UCB_ADC_DAT_VALID))
+		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
+
+	return val & UCB_ADC_DAT_MASK;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ucb1400_adc_read);
+
 static int ucb1400_core_probe(struct device *dev)
 {
 	int err;
diff --git a/include/linux/ucb1400.h b/include/linux/ucb1400.h
index 970473bf8d5..ed889f4168f 100644
--- a/include/linux/ucb1400.h
+++ b/include/linux/ucb1400.h
@@ -134,28 +134,13 @@ static inline void ucb1400_adc_enable(struct snd_ac97 *ac97)
 	ucb1400_reg_write(ac97, UCB_ADC_CR, UCB_ADC_ENA);
 }
 
-static unsigned int ucb1400_adc_read(struct snd_ac97 *ac97, u16 adc_channel,
-					int adcsync)
-{
-	unsigned int val;
-
-	if (adcsync)
-		adc_channel |= UCB_ADC_SYNC_ENA;
-
-	ucb1400_reg_write(ac97, UCB_ADC_CR, UCB_ADC_ENA | adc_channel);
-	ucb1400_reg_write(ac97, UCB_ADC_CR, UCB_ADC_ENA | adc_channel |
-				UCB_ADC_START);
-
-	while (!((val = ucb1400_reg_read(ac97, UCB_ADC_DATA))
-			& UCB_ADC_DAT_VALID))
-		schedule_timeout_uninterruptible(1);
-
-	return val & UCB_ADC_DAT_MASK;
-}
-
 static inline void ucb1400_adc_disable(struct snd_ac97 *ac97)
 {
 	ucb1400_reg_write(ac97, UCB_ADC_CR, 0);
 }
 
+
+unsigned int ucb1400_adc_read(struct snd_ac97 *ac97, u16 adc_channel,
+			      int adcsync);
+
 #endif