diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
index dde309821237..8f93e09e51bb 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ void xe_bo_set_purgeable_state(struct xe_bo *bo,
  *
  * Return: 0 on success, negative error code on failure
  */
-static int xe_ttm_bo_purge(struct ttm_buffer_object *ttm_bo, struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx)
+int xe_ttm_bo_purge(struct ttm_buffer_object *ttm_bo, struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx)
 {
 	struct xe_bo *bo = ttm_to_xe_bo(ttm_bo);
 	struct ttm_placement place = {};
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
index e8081af5bfc1..90b15fff36c7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
@@ -600,6 +600,7 @@ struct xe_bo_shrink_flags {
 long xe_bo_shrink(struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx, struct ttm_buffer_object *bo,
 		  const struct xe_bo_shrink_flags flags,
 		  unsigned long *scanned);
+int xe_ttm_bo_purge(struct ttm_buffer_object *ttm_bo, struct ttm_operation_ctx *ctx);
 
 /**
  * xe_bo_is_mem_type - Whether the bo currently resides in the given