diff --git a/include/linux/kexec.h b/include/linux/kexec.h
index 9e4e638fb505..49ab758f4d91 100644
--- a/include/linux/kexec.h
+++ b/include/linux/kexec.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ extern const struct kexec_file_ops * const kexec_file_loaders[];
 
 int kexec_image_probe_default(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
 			      unsigned long buf_len);
+int kexec_image_post_load_cleanup_default(struct kimage *image);
 
 /**
  * struct kexec_buf - parameters for finding a place for a buffer in memory
diff --git a/kernel/kexec_file.c b/kernel/kexec_file.c
index 35cf0ad29718..9ce6672f4fa3 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_file.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_file.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void * __weak arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(struct kimage *image)
 	return kexec_image_load_default(image);
 }
 
-static int kexec_image_post_load_cleanup_default(struct kimage *image)
+int kexec_image_post_load_cleanup_default(struct kimage *image)
 {
 	if (!image->fops || !image->fops->cleanup)
 		return 0;