diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
index 5bbd838a657a..5130f88516a0 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dispc.c
@@ -875,8 +875,7 @@ static void dispc_ovl_set_color_mode(enum omap_plane plane,
 	REG_FLD_MOD(DISPC_OVL_ATTRIBUTES(plane), m, 4, 1);
 }
 
-static void dispc_ovl_set_channel_out(enum omap_plane plane,
-		enum omap_channel channel)
+void dispc_ovl_set_channel_out(enum omap_plane plane, enum omap_channel channel)
 {
 	int shift;
 	u32 val;
diff --git a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
index 7d2b6dd18e17..f899f0f6573e 100644
--- a/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
+++ b/drivers/video/omap2/dss/dss.h
@@ -402,6 +402,8 @@ int dispc_ovl_setup(enum omap_plane plane, struct omap_overlay_info *oi,
 		bool ilace, enum omap_channel channel, bool replication,
 		u32 fifo_low, u32 fifo_high);
 int dispc_ovl_enable(enum omap_plane plane, bool enable);
+void dispc_ovl_set_channel_out(enum omap_plane plane,
+		enum omap_channel channel);
 
 
 void dispc_mgr_enable_fifohandcheck(enum omap_channel channel, bool enable);