diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
index 00d783136d11..6b0dc40fa213 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum.h
@@ -387,6 +387,7 @@ int mlxsw_sp_bridge_vxlan_join(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 			       struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
 void mlxsw_sp_bridge_vxlan_leave(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp,
 				 const struct net_device *vxlan_dev);
+extern struct notifier_block mlxsw_sp_switchdev_notifier;
 
 /* spectrum.c */
 int mlxsw_sp_port_ets_set(struct mlxsw_sp_port *mlxsw_sp_port,
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
index 7c38231bbd89..402f652cbf1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_switchdev.c
@@ -3186,7 +3186,7 @@ static int mlxsw_sp_switchdev_event(struct notifier_block *unused,
 	return NOTIFY_BAD;
 }
 
-static struct notifier_block mlxsw_sp_switchdev_notifier = {
+struct notifier_block mlxsw_sp_switchdev_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call = mlxsw_sp_switchdev_event,
 };