diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 74868436ac79..565612a8d690 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -444,6 +444,8 @@ int devm_snd_soc_register_component(struct device *dev,
 			 const struct snd_soc_component_driver *component_driver,
 			 struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv, int num_dai);
 void snd_soc_unregister_component(struct device *dev);
+struct snd_soc_component *snd_soc_lookup_component_nolocked(struct device *dev,
+							    const char *driver_name);
 struct snd_soc_component *snd_soc_lookup_component(struct device *dev,
 						   const char *driver_name);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 7b387202c5db..0f30f5aabaa8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ struct snd_soc_component *snd_soc_rtdcom_lookup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_rtdcom_lookup);
 
-static struct snd_soc_component
+struct snd_soc_component
 *snd_soc_lookup_component_nolocked(struct device *dev, const char *driver_name)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_component *component;
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_component
 
 	return found_component;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_lookup_component_nolocked);
 
 struct snd_soc_component *snd_soc_lookup_component(struct device *dev,
 						   const char *driver_name)