diff --git a/include/linux/slub_def.h b/include/linux/slub_def.h
index db7d5de00c5f..33885118523c 100644
--- a/include/linux/slub_def.h
+++ b/include/linux/slub_def.h
@@ -126,4 +126,7 @@ static inline void *virt_to_obj(struct kmem_cache *s,
 	return (void *)x - ((x - slab_page) % s->size);
 }
 
+void object_err(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
+		u8 *object, char *reason);
+
 #endif /* _LINUX_SLUB_DEF_H */
diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c
index 783505ba2052..6833b73ef6b3 100644
--- a/mm/slub.c
+++ b/mm/slub.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static void print_trailer(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page, u8 *p)
 	dump_stack();
 }
 
-static void object_err(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
+void object_err(struct kmem_cache *s, struct page *page,
 			u8 *object, char *reason)
 {
 	slab_bug(s, "%s", reason);