diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
index bad98282bf4..d38f5836b4e 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_subr.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ static int	flushbuflist(struct bufv *bufv, int flags, struct bufobj *bo,
 static void	syncer_shutdown(void *arg, int howto);
 static int	vtryrecycle(struct vnode *vp);
 static void	vbusy(struct vnode *vp);
-static void	vdropl(struct vnode *vp);
 static void	vinactive(struct vnode *, struct thread *);
 static void	v_incr_usecount(struct vnode *);
 static void	v_decr_usecount(struct vnode *);
@@ -2214,7 +2213,7 @@ vdrop(struct vnode *vp)
  * the vnode we will free it if it has been vgone'd otherwise it is
  * placed on the free list.
  */
-static void
+void
 vdropl(struct vnode *vp)
 {
 
diff --git a/sys/sys/vnode.h b/sys/sys/vnode.h
index da47a50b241..ea9708bc066 100644
--- a/sys/sys/vnode.h
+++ b/sys/sys/vnode.h
@@ -591,6 +591,7 @@ int	vaccess_acl_posix1e(enum vtype type, uid_t file_uid,
 void	vattr_null(struct vattr *vap);
 int	vcount(struct vnode *vp);
 void	vdrop(struct vnode *);
+void	vdropl(struct vnode *);
 void	vfs_add_vnodeops(const void *);
 void	vfs_rm_vnodeops(const void *);
 int	vflush(struct mount *mp, int rootrefs, int flags, struct thread *td);