diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 997a530ff4e9..bc1b40fb0db7 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -3531,6 +3531,8 @@ extern void inode_nohighmem(struct inode *inode);
 /* mm/fadvise.c */
 extern int vfs_fadvise(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len,
 		       int advice);
+extern int generic_fadvise(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len,
+			   int advice);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_IO_URING)
 extern struct sock *io_uring_get_socket(struct file *file);
diff --git a/mm/fadvise.c b/mm/fadvise.c
index 467bcd032037..4f17c83db575 100644
--- a/mm/fadvise.c
+++ b/mm/fadvise.c
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
  * deactivate the pages and clear PG_Referenced.
  */
 
-static int generic_fadvise(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len,
-			   int advice)
+int generic_fadvise(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len, int advice)
 {
 	struct inode *inode;
 	struct address_space *mapping;
@@ -178,6 +177,7 @@ static int generic_fadvise(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len,
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_fadvise);
 
 int vfs_fadvise(struct file *file, loff_t offset, loff_t len, int advice)
 {