diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h
index a0a6c07aad628..6cf806f107870 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx.h
@@ -180,5 +180,6 @@ int st_lsm6dsx_flush_fifo(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw);
 int st_lsm6dsx_set_fifo_mode(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw,
 			     enum st_lsm6dsx_fifo_mode fifo_mode);
 int st_lsm6dsx_read_fifo(struct st_lsm6dsx_hw *hw);
+int st_lsm6dsx_check_odr(struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor *sensor, u16 odr, u8 *val);
 
 #endif /* ST_LSM6DSX_H */
diff --git a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
index 394bcd3719e03..5a43d81399501 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/imu/st_lsm6dsx/st_lsm6dsx_core.c
@@ -398,8 +398,7 @@ static int st_lsm6dsx_set_full_scale(struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor *sensor,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int st_lsm6dsx_check_odr(struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor *sensor, u16 odr,
-				u8 *val)
+int st_lsm6dsx_check_odr(struct st_lsm6dsx_sensor *sensor, u16 odr, u8 *val)
 {
 	int i;