diff --git a/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h b/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h
index c72285d8594e..644f224eccf7 100644
--- a/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h
+++ b/include/linux/ceph/libceph.h
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ extern bool libceph_compatible(void *data);
 extern const char *ceph_msg_type_name(int type);
 extern int ceph_check_fsid(struct ceph_client *client, struct ceph_fsid *fsid);
 extern void *ceph_kvmalloc(size_t size, gfp_t flags);
+extern int ceph_parse_fsid(const char *str, struct ceph_fsid *fsid);
 
 struct fs_parameter;
 struct fc_log;
diff --git a/net/ceph/ceph_common.c b/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
index 851b0c4c5730..decae43b4262 100644
--- a/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
+++ b/net/ceph/ceph_common.c
@@ -217,14 +217,14 @@ void *ceph_kvmalloc(size_t size, gfp_t flags)
 	return p;
 }
 
-static int parse_fsid(const char *str, struct ceph_fsid *fsid)
+int ceph_parse_fsid(const char *str, struct ceph_fsid *fsid)
 {
 	int i = 0;
 	char tmp[3];
 	int err = -EINVAL;
 	int d;
 
-	dout("parse_fsid '%s'\n", str);
+	dout("%s '%s'\n", __func__, str);
 	tmp[2] = 0;
 	while (*str && i < 16) {
 		if (ispunct(*str)) {
@@ -244,9 +244,10 @@ static int parse_fsid(const char *str, struct ceph_fsid *fsid)
 
 	if (i == 16)
 		err = 0;
-	dout("parse_fsid ret %d got fsid %pU\n", err, fsid);
+	dout("%s ret %d got fsid %pU\n", __func__, err, fsid);
 	return err;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ceph_parse_fsid);
 
 /*
  * ceph options
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@ int ceph_parse_param(struct fs_parameter *param, struct ceph_options *opt,
 		break;
 
 	case Opt_fsid:
-		err = parse_fsid(param->string, &opt->fsid);
+		err = ceph_parse_fsid(param->string, &opt->fsid);
 		if (err) {
 			error_plog(&log, "Failed to parse fsid: %d", err);
 			return err;