diff --git a/fs/fuse/dev.c b/fs/fuse/dev.c
index 8f36e6485bb2..151176a99dc2 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/dev.c
+++ b/fs/fuse/dev.c
@@ -189,11 +189,12 @@ unsigned int fuse_len_args(unsigned int numargs, struct fuse_arg *args)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fuse_len_args);
 
-static u64 fuse_get_unique(struct fuse_iqueue *fiq)
+u64 fuse_get_unique(struct fuse_iqueue *fiq)
 {
 	fiq->reqctr += FUSE_REQ_ID_STEP;
 	return fiq->reqctr;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fuse_get_unique);
 
 static unsigned int fuse_req_hash(u64 unique)
 {
diff --git a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
index 7192080a06d0..b868b71d47d9 100644
--- a/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
+++ b/fs/fuse/fuse_i.h
@@ -977,4 +977,9 @@ int fuse_readdir(struct file *file, struct dir_context *ctx);
  */
 unsigned int fuse_len_args(unsigned int numargs, struct fuse_arg *args);
 
+/**
+ * Get the next unique ID for a request
+ */
+u64 fuse_get_unique(struct fuse_iqueue *fiq);
+
 #endif /* _FS_FUSE_I_H */