diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index 0b5c7e6a90c8..f1318cdcf7e4 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ struct snd_soc_dapm_context *snd_soc_dapm_kcontrol_dapm(struct snd_kcontrol *kco
 struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *snd_soc_dapm_kcontrol_widget(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol);
 
 int snd_soc_dapm_force_bias_level(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm, enum snd_soc_bias_level level);
+enum snd_soc_bias_level snd_soc_dapm_get_bias_level(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm);
 
 #define for_each_dapm_widgets(list, i, widget)				\
 	for ((i) = 0;							\
@@ -747,18 +748,6 @@ static inline void snd_soc_dapm_init_bias_level(
 	dapm->bias_level = level;
 }
 
-/**
- * snd_soc_dapm_get_bias_level() - Get current DAPM bias level
- * @dapm: The context for which to get the bias level
- *
- * Returns: The current bias level of the passed DAPM context.
- */
-static inline enum snd_soc_bias_level snd_soc_dapm_get_bias_level(
-	struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm)
-{
-	return dapm->bias_level;
-}
-
 /**
  * snd_soc_dapm_widget_for_each_path - Iterates over all paths in the
  *   specified direction of a widget
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index a37d44cd04c6..6ee03cf16171 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -1037,6 +1037,18 @@ static int snd_soc_dapm_set_bias_level(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * snd_soc_dapm_get_bias_level() - Get current DAPM bias level
+ * @dapm: The context for which to get the bias level
+ *
+ * Returns: The current bias level of the passed DAPM context.
+ */
+enum snd_soc_bias_level snd_soc_dapm_get_bias_level(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm)
+{
+	return dapm->bias_level;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dapm_get_bias_level);
+
 static int dapm_is_shared_kcontrol(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *kcontrolw,
 	const struct snd_kcontrol_new *kcontrol_new,