diff --git a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
index f4894b0..d3c1a29b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_expander.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@
 }
 
 /* check if we have an existing attached ata device on this expander phy */
-static struct domain_device *sas_ex_to_ata(struct domain_device *ex_dev, int phy_id)
+struct domain_device *sas_ex_to_ata(struct domain_device *ex_dev, int phy_id)
 {
 	struct ex_phy *ex_phy = &ex_dev->ex_dev.ex_phy[phy_id];
 	struct domain_device *dev;