diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile.header-test b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile.header-test
index 93d566dc7734..7ca4fb41704f 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile.header-test
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Makefile.header-test
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ header_test := \
 	intel_csr.h \
 	intel_ddi.h \
 	intel_dp.h \
+	intel_dp_aux_backlight.h \
 	intel_dp_link_training.h \
 	intel_dpll_mgr.h \
 	intel_drv.h \
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_aux_backlight.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_aux_backlight.c
index 357136f17f85..7ded95a334db 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_aux_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_aux_backlight.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include "intel_dp_aux_backlight.h"
 #include "intel_drv.h"
 
 static void set_aux_backlight_enable(struct intel_dp *intel_dp, bool enable)
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_aux_backlight.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_aux_backlight.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ed60c2858967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_dp_aux_backlight.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT */
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2019 Intel Corporation
+ */
+
+#ifndef __INTEL_DP_AUX_BACKLIGHT_H__
+#define __INTEL_DP_AUX_BACKLIGHT_H__
+
+struct intel_connector;
+
+int intel_dp_aux_init_backlight_funcs(struct intel_connector *intel_connector);
+
+#endif /* __INTEL_DP_AUX_BACKLIGHT_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
index 92ebc1e61304..0960c6b368da 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_drv.h
@@ -1809,9 +1809,6 @@ int intel_dp_compute_dsc_params(struct intel_dp *intel_dp,
 enum intel_display_power_domain
 intel_dsc_power_domain(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state);
 
-/* intel_dp_aux_backlight.c */
-int intel_dp_aux_init_backlight_funcs(struct intel_connector *intel_connector);
-
 /* intel_dp_mst.c */
 int intel_dp_mst_encoder_init(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port, int conn_id);
 void intel_dp_mst_encoder_cleanup(struct intel_digital_port *intel_dig_port);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
index 4ab4ce6569e7..5a3e0f420cf0 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <linux/pwm.h>
 
 #include "intel_connector.h"
+#include "intel_dp_aux_backlight.h"
 #include "intel_drv.h"
 #include "intel_panel.h"