diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
index 2d95926..3c85af0 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprt.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ void xprt_lock_and_alloc_slot(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_task *task)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xprt_lock_and_alloc_slot);
 
-static void xprt_free_slot(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_rqst *req)
+void xprt_free_slot(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_rqst *req)
 {
 	spin_lock(&xprt->reserve_lock);
 	if (!xprt_dynamic_free_slot(xprt, req)) {
@@ -1196,6 +1196,7 @@ static void xprt_free_slot(struct rpc_xprt *xprt, struct rpc_rqst *req)
 	xprt_wake_up_backlog(xprt);
 	spin_unlock(&xprt->reserve_lock);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xprt_free_slot);
 
 static void xprt_free_all_slots(struct rpc_xprt *xprt)
 {
@@ -1375,7 +1376,7 @@ void xprt_release(struct rpc_task *task)
 
 	dprintk("RPC: %5u release request %p\n", task->tk_pid, req);
 	if (likely(!bc_prealloc(req)))
-		xprt_free_slot(xprt, req);
+		xprt->ops->free_slot(xprt, req);
 	else
 		xprt_free_bc_request(req);
 }