diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
index d67feb163f30..03aa88592fd1 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/hyperv_net.h
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ struct netvsc_device_info {
 /* Interface */
 int netvsc_device_add(struct hv_device *device, void *additional_info);
 int netvsc_device_remove(struct hv_device *device);
+int netvsc_send(struct hv_device *device,
+		struct hv_netvsc_packet *packet);
 int netvsc_initialize(struct hv_driver *drv);
 int rndis_filter_open(struct hv_device *dev);
 int rndis_filter_close(struct hv_device *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c
index 0bf09d83e428..5ca35ad50ee5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/netvsc.c
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ static void netvsc_send_completion(struct hv_device *device,
 	put_net_device(device);
 }
 
-static int netvsc_send(struct hv_device *device,
+int netvsc_send(struct hv_device *device,
 			struct hv_netvsc_packet *packet)
 {
 	struct netvsc_device *net_device;