diff --git a/net/devlink/devl_internal.h b/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
index 7d0a9dd1acebd..0befa1869fde5 100644
--- a/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
+++ b/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ struct devlink_rate *
 devlink_rate_node_get_from_info(struct devlink *devlink,
 				struct genl_info *info);
 /* Devlink nl cmds */
+int devlink_nl_pre_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
+			struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+void devlink_nl_post_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
+			  struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int devlink_nl_get_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
 int devlink_nl_get_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb);
 int devlink_nl_cmd_reload(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
diff --git a/net/devlink/netlink.c b/net/devlink/netlink.c
index 624d0db7e229a..98d5c6b0acd8f 100644
--- a/net/devlink/netlink.c
+++ b/net/devlink/netlink.c
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ devlink_get_from_attrs_lock(struct net *net, struct nlattr **attrs)
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
 
-static int devlink_nl_pre_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
-			       struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int devlink_nl_pre_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
+			struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct devlink_linecard *linecard;
 	struct devlink_port *devlink_port;
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ static int devlink_nl_pre_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static void devlink_nl_post_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
-				 struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+void devlink_nl_post_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
+			  struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct devlink *devlink;