diff --git a/fs/inode.c b/fs/inode.c
index 5eea9912a0b9..638d5d5bf42d 100644
--- a/fs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/inode.c
@@ -1772,12 +1772,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(generic_update_time);
  * This does the actual work of updating an inodes time or version.  Must have
  * had called mnt_want_write() before calling this.
  */
-static int update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *time, int flags)
+int inode_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *time, int flags)
 {
 	if (inode->i_op->update_time)
 		return inode->i_op->update_time(inode, time, flags);
 	return generic_update_time(inode, time, flags);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(inode_update_time);
 
 /**
  *	touch_atime	-	update the access time
@@ -1847,7 +1848,7 @@ void touch_atime(const struct path *path)
 	 * of the fs read only, e.g. subvolumes in Btrfs.
 	 */
 	now = current_time(inode);
-	update_time(inode, &now, S_ATIME);
+	inode_update_time(inode, &now, S_ATIME);
 	__mnt_drop_write(mnt);
 skip_update:
 	sb_end_write(inode->i_sb);
@@ -1991,7 +1992,7 @@ int file_update_time(struct file *file)
 	if (__mnt_want_write_file(file))
 		return 0;
 
-	ret = update_time(inode, &now, sync_it);
+	ret = inode_update_time(inode, &now, sync_it);
 	__mnt_drop_write_file(file);
 
 	return ret;
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 43bb6a51e42d..42d246a94228 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -2214,6 +2214,8 @@ enum file_time_flags {
 
 extern bool atime_needs_update(const struct path *, struct inode *);
 extern void touch_atime(const struct path *);
+int inode_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *time, int flags);
+
 static inline void file_accessed(struct file *file)
 {
 	if (!(file->f_flags & O_NOATIME))