diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
index be1a6738c1..fa9ffb56fd 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/raw/nand_base.c
@@ -4152,7 +4152,7 @@ static int nand_get_bits_per_cell(u8 cellinfo)
  * chip. The rest of the parameters must be decoded according to generic or
  * manufacturer-specific "extended ID" decoding patterns.
  */
-static void nand_decode_ext_id(struct nand_chip *chip)
+void nand_decode_ext_id(struct nand_chip *chip)
 {
 	struct mtd_info *mtd = &chip->mtd;
 	int extid, id_len;
@@ -4278,6 +4278,7 @@ static void nand_decode_ext_id(struct nand_chip *chip)
 
 	}
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nand_decode_ext_id);
 
 /*
  * Manufacturer detection. Only used when the NAND is not ONFI or JEDEC
diff --git a/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h b/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h
index d8141cb4d1..8fb2a43296 100644
--- a/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h
+++ b/include/linux/mtd/rawnand.h
@@ -1374,4 +1374,7 @@ int nand_read_data_op(struct nand_chip *chip, void *buf, unsigned int len,
 int nand_write_data_op(struct nand_chip *chip, const void *buf,
 		       unsigned int len, bool force_8bit);
 
+/* Default extended ID decoding function */
+void nand_decode_ext_id(struct nand_chip *chip);
+
 #endif /* __LINUX_MTD_RAWNAND_H */