diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
index f3e606b6617e..eb0f2e11cc21 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy.c
@@ -461,10 +461,11 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_queue_state_machine);
  *
  * @phydev: the phy_device struct
  */
-static void phy_trigger_machine(struct phy_device *phydev)
+void phy_trigger_machine(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	phy_queue_state_machine(phydev, 0);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_trigger_machine);
 
 static void phy_abort_cable_test(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
@@ -970,7 +971,7 @@ void phy_stop_machine(struct phy_device *phydev)
  * Must not be called from interrupt context, or while the
  * phydev->lock is held.
  */
-static void phy_error(struct phy_device *phydev)
+void phy_error(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	WARN_ON(1);
 
@@ -980,6 +981,7 @@ static void phy_error(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	phy_trigger_machine(phydev);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_error);
 
 /**
  * phy_disable_interrupts - Disable the PHY interrupts from the PHY side
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 08725a262f32..203d53ea19d1 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -1542,8 +1542,10 @@ void phy_drivers_unregister(struct phy_driver *drv, int n);
 int phy_driver_register(struct phy_driver *new_driver, struct module *owner);
 int phy_drivers_register(struct phy_driver *new_driver, int n,
 			 struct module *owner);
+void phy_error(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_state_machine(struct work_struct *work);
 void phy_queue_state_machine(struct phy_device *phydev, unsigned long jiffies);
+void phy_trigger_machine(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_mac_interrupt(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_start_machine(struct phy_device *phydev);
 void phy_stop_machine(struct phy_device *phydev);