diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_gk20a.c b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_gk20a.c
index b7081d060..45cf087a7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_gk20a.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_gk20a.c
@@ -1767,8 +1767,7 @@ fail_unlock:
 	gk20a_channel_put(ch);
 }
 
-static int gk20a_free_priv_cmdbuf(struct channel_gk20a *c,
-					struct priv_cmd_entry *e)
+int gk20a_free_priv_cmdbuf(struct channel_gk20a *c, struct priv_cmd_entry *e)
 {
 	struct priv_cmd_queue *q = &c->priv_cmd_q;
 	struct device *d = dev_from_gk20a(c->g);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_gk20a.h b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_gk20a.h
index d85289842..f60bbda43 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_gk20a.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/nvgpu/gk20a/channel_gk20a.h
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ void gk20a_set_error_notifier(struct channel_gk20a *ch, __u32 error);
 void gk20a_channel_semaphore_wakeup(struct gk20a *g, bool post_events);
 int gk20a_channel_alloc_priv_cmdbuf(struct channel_gk20a *c, u32 size,
 			     struct priv_cmd_entry **entry);
+int gk20a_free_priv_cmdbuf(struct channel_gk20a *c, struct priv_cmd_entry *e);
 
 int gk20a_enable_channel_tsg(struct gk20a *g, struct channel_gk20a *ch);
 int gk20a_disable_channel_tsg(struct gk20a *g, struct channel_gk20a *ch);