diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
index e7d5ada40d48..f1949d1e2b54 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ static int i2c_dev_irq_from_resources(const struct resource *resources,
  * This returns the new i2c client, which may be saved for later use with
  * i2c_unregister_device(); or an ERR_PTR to describe the error.
  */
-static struct i2c_client *
+struct i2c_client *
 i2c_new_client_device(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_board_info const *info)
 {
 	struct i2c_client	*client;
@@ -895,8 +895,7 @@ static struct i2c_driver dummy_driver = {
  * This returns the new i2c client, which should be saved for later use with
  * i2c_unregister_device(); or an ERR_PTR to describe the error.
  */
-static struct i2c_client *
-i2c_new_dummy_device(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, u16 address)
+struct i2c_client *i2c_new_dummy_device(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, u16 address)
 {
 	struct i2c_board_info info = {
 		I2C_BOARD_INFO("dummy", address),
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index d8f9060179d0..fa5552c2307b 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -442,6 +442,9 @@ struct i2c_board_info {
 extern struct i2c_client *
 i2c_new_device(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_board_info const *info);
 
+extern struct i2c_client *
+i2c_new_client_device(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_board_info const *info);
+
 /* If you don't know the exact address of an I2C device, use this variant
  * instead, which can probe for device presence in a list of possible
  * addresses. The "probe" callback function is optional. If it is provided,
@@ -463,6 +466,9 @@ extern int i2c_probe_func_quick_read(struct i2c_adapter *adap, unsigned short ad
 extern struct i2c_client *
 i2c_new_dummy(struct i2c_adapter *adap, u16 address);
 
+extern struct i2c_client *
+i2c_new_dummy_device(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, u16 address);
+
 extern struct i2c_client *
 devm_i2c_new_dummy_device(struct device *dev, struct i2c_adapter *adap, u16 address);