diff --git a/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h b/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
index 69903ccf549e..b6a3be7d47bf 100644
--- a/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
+++ b/include/linux/memory_hotplug.h
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ static inline void unlock_memory_hotplug(void) {}
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
 
 extern int is_mem_section_removable(unsigned long pfn, unsigned long nr_pages);
+extern void try_offline_node(int nid);
 
 #else
 static inline int is_mem_section_removable(unsigned long pfn,
@@ -240,6 +241,8 @@ static inline int is_mem_section_removable(unsigned long pfn,
 {
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static inline void try_offline_node(int nid) {}
 #endif /* CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE */
 
 extern int mem_online_node(int nid);
diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index e189b1f4a9db..17e1447077ab 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -1706,7 +1706,7 @@ static int check_cpu_on_node(void *data)
 }
 
 /* offline the node if all memory sections of this node are removed */
-static void try_offline_node(int nid)
+void try_offline_node(int nid)
 {
 	pg_data_t *pgdat = NODE_DATA(nid);
 	unsigned long start_pfn = pgdat->node_start_pfn;
@@ -1762,6 +1762,7 @@ static void try_offline_node(int nid)
 	 */
 	memset(pgdat, 0, sizeof(*pgdat));
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(try_offline_node);
 
 int __ref remove_memory(int nid, u64 start, u64 size)
 {