diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
index bb8889b16051..820008ed020b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ int rndis_filter_receive(struct hv_device *dev,
 
 
 
+int rndis_filter_send(struct hv_device *dev,
+			struct hv_netvsc_packet *pkt);
+
 #define NVSP_INVALID_PROTOCOL_VERSION	((u32)0xFFFFFFFF)
 
 #define NVSP_PROTOCOL_VERSION_1		2
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c b/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
index d6c957f234fe..bc4e06bf1cfa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/rndis_filter.c
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ struct rndis_filter_packet {
 };
 
 
-static int rndis_filter_send(struct hv_device *dev,
-			     struct hv_netvsc_packet *pkt);
-
 static void rndis_filter_send_completion(void *ctx);
 
 static void rndis_filter_send_request_completion(void *ctx);
@@ -822,7 +819,7 @@ int rndis_filter_close(struct hv_device *dev)
 	return rndis_filter_close_device(netDevice->extension);
 }
 
-static int rndis_filter_send(struct hv_device *dev,
+int rndis_filter_send(struct hv_device *dev,
 			     struct hv_netvsc_packet *pkt)
 {
 	int ret;