diff --git a/common/spl/spl_mmc.c b/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
index 7dfcd0ba2a40de1a8cf293c14894ea1353a988cf..58b061f76baadd720f67f444c1e5812996502813 100644
--- a/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
+++ b/common/spl/spl_mmc.c
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ static int spl_mmc_do_fs_boot(struct spl_image_info *spl_image, struct mmc *mmc)
 }
 #endif
 
-static int spl_mmc_load_image(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
-			      struct spl_boot_device *bootdev)
+int spl_mmc_load_image(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
+		       struct spl_boot_device *bootdev)
 {
 	struct mmc *mmc = NULL;
 	u32 boot_mode;
diff --git a/include/spl.h b/include/spl.h
index e080a82b979dce663eadea7cca8126e7970c23b7..c727eb76d4276fe636e27789b9ce8fa8f6109333 100644
--- a/include/spl.h
+++ b/include/spl.h
@@ -234,4 +234,7 @@ bool spl_was_boot_source(void);
  */
 int spl_dfu_cmd(int usbctrl, char *dfu_alt_info, char *interface, char *devstr);
 
+int spl_mmc_load_image(struct spl_image_info *spl_image,
+		       struct spl_boot_device *bootdev);
+
 #endif