diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
index d30a8411d2a3..c255327669da 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.c
@@ -161,7 +161,13 @@ bool xe_bo_is_vm_bound(struct xe_bo *bo)
 	return !list_empty(&bo->ttm.base.gpuva.list);
 }
 
-static bool xe_bo_is_user(struct xe_bo *bo)
+/**
+ * xe_bo_is_user - Check if BO is user-created
+ * @bo: The BO
+ *
+ * Returns: true if @bo was created by userspace
+ */
+bool xe_bo_is_user(struct xe_bo *bo)
 {
 	return bo->flags & XE_BO_FLAG_USER;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
index 90b15fff36c7..eede678ad303 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/xe/xe_bo.h
@@ -601,6 +601,7 @@ 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);
+bool xe_bo_is_user(struct xe_bo *bo);
 
 /**
  * xe_bo_is_mem_type - Whether the bo currently resides in the given