diff --git a/drivers/ata/libahci.c b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
index 7169e9e89034..0c5e5b29bce4 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
@@ -1527,6 +1527,7 @@ int ahci_do_softreset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned int *class,
 	ata_link_err(link, "softreset failed (%s)\n", reason);
 	return rc;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ahci_do_softreset);
 
 int ahci_check_ready(struct ata_link *link)
 {
@@ -1544,7 +1545,6 @@ static int ahci_softreset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned int *class,
 
 	return ahci_do_softreset(link, class, pmp, deadline, ahci_check_ready);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ahci_do_softreset);
 
 static int ahci_bad_pmp_check_ready(struct ata_link *link)
 {