diff --git a/include/net/page_pool/types.h b/include/net/page_pool/types.h
index 7e8477057f3d..9093a964fc33 100644
--- a/include/net/page_pool/types.h
+++ b/include/net/page_pool/types.h
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ struct page_pool *page_pool_create_percpu(const struct page_pool_params *params,
 struct xdp_mem_info;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PAGE_POOL
+void page_pool_disable_direct_recycling(struct page_pool *pool);
 void page_pool_destroy(struct page_pool *pool);
 void page_pool_use_xdp_mem(struct page_pool *pool, void (*disconnect)(void *),
 			   const struct xdp_mem_info *mem);
diff --git a/net/core/page_pool.c b/net/core/page_pool.c
index 3927a0a7fa9a..5f1ed6f2ca8f 100644
--- a/net/core/page_pool.c
+++ b/net/core/page_pool.c
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ void page_pool_use_xdp_mem(struct page_pool *pool, void (*disconnect)(void *),
 	pool->xdp_mem_id = mem->id;
 }
 
-static void page_pool_disable_direct_recycling(struct page_pool *pool)
+void page_pool_disable_direct_recycling(struct page_pool *pool)
 {
 	/* Disable direct recycling based on pool->cpuid.
 	 * Paired with READ_ONCE() in page_pool_napi_local().
@@ -1032,6 +1032,7 @@ static void page_pool_disable_direct_recycling(struct page_pool *pool)
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(pool->p.napi, NULL);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(page_pool_disable_direct_recycling);
 
 void page_pool_destroy(struct page_pool *pool)
 {