diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
index e1e05aa2fada2..ceb263eb50fb6 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.c
@@ -860,8 +860,8 @@ static int nvmf_parse_options(struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int nvmf_check_required_opts(struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
-		unsigned int required_opts)
+int nvmf_check_required_opts(struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
+			     unsigned int required_opts)
 {
 	if ((opts->mask & required_opts) != required_opts) {
 		int i;
@@ -879,6 +879,7 @@ static int nvmf_check_required_opts(struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nvmf_check_required_opts);
 
 bool nvmf_ip_options_match(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,
 		struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts)
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h
index ce7fe3a842b12..8399fcc063ef0 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/fabrics.h
@@ -193,5 +193,7 @@ int nvmf_get_address(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl, char *buf, int size);
 bool nvmf_should_reconnect(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl);
 bool nvmf_ip_options_match(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl,
 		struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts);
+int nvmf_check_required_opts(struct nvmf_ctrl_options *opts,
+			     unsigned int required_opts);
 
 #endif /* _NVME_FABRICS_H */