diff --git a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-alsa.c b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-alsa.c
index 2e48bb27a554..052e2cc255f5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-alsa.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000-alsa.c
@@ -333,20 +333,11 @@ static int __devinit snd_tm6000_pcm(struct snd_tm6000_card *chip,
 			Basic Flow for Sound Devices
  ****************************************************************************/
 
-
-/*
- * Component Destructor
- */
-static void snd_tm6000_dev_free(struct snd_card *card)
-{
-}
-
-
 /*
  * Alsa Constructor - Component probe
  */
 
-static int tm6000_audio_init(struct tm6000_core *dev, int idx)
+int tm6000_audio_init(struct tm6000_core *dev, int idx)
 {
 	struct snd_card         *card;
 	struct snd_tm6000_card  *chip;
@@ -419,4 +410,5 @@ static int tm6000_audio_init(struct tm6000_core *dev, int idx)
 	snd_card_free(card);
 	return rc;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tm6000_audio_init);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000.h b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000.h
index 0032a418b28e..3bf4e018ded5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/tm6000/tm6000.h
@@ -252,6 +252,10 @@ unsigned int tm6000_v4l2_poll(struct file *file,
 			      struct poll_table_struct *wait);
 int tm6000_queue_init(struct tm6000_core *dev);
 
+/* In tm6000-alsa.c */
+int tm6000_audio_init(struct tm6000_core *dev, int idx);
+
+
 /* Debug stuff */
 
 extern int tm6000_debug;