diff --git a/grub-core/kern/ieee1275/init.c b/grub-core/kern/ieee1275/init.c
index 9a1243639..a92558e0e 100644
--- a/grub-core/kern/ieee1275/init.c
+++ b/grub-core/kern/ieee1275/init.c
@@ -318,9 +318,9 @@ count_free (grub_uint64_t addr, grub_uint64_t len, grub_memory_type_t type,
   return 0;
 }
 
-static int
-regions_claim (grub_uint64_t addr, grub_uint64_t len, grub_memory_type_t type,
-	       void *data)
+int
+grub_regions_claim (grub_uint64_t addr, grub_uint64_t len,
+		    grub_memory_type_t type, void *data)
 {
   struct regions_claim_request *rcr = data;
   grub_uint64_t linux_rmo_save;
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ heap_init (grub_uint64_t addr, grub_uint64_t len, grub_memory_type_t type,
   };
   int ret;
 
-  ret = regions_claim (addr, len, type, &rcr);
+  ret = grub_regions_claim (addr, len, type, &rcr);
 
   *(grub_uint32_t *) data = rcr.total;
 
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ region_claim (grub_uint64_t addr, grub_uint64_t len, grub_memory_type_t type,
   };
   int ret;
 
-  ret = regions_claim (addr, len, type, &rcr);
+  ret = grub_regions_claim (addr, len, type, &rcr);
 
   *(grub_uint32_t *) data = rcr.total;
 
diff --git a/include/grub/ieee1275/alloc.h b/include/grub/ieee1275/alloc.h
index e314c989d..67a785657 100644
--- a/include/grub/ieee1275/alloc.h
+++ b/include/grub/ieee1275/alloc.h
@@ -33,4 +33,7 @@ struct regions_claim_request {
   grub_size_t align;      /* alignment restrictions */
 };
 
+int EXPORT_FUNC(grub_regions_claim) (grub_uint64_t addr, grub_uint64_t len,
+				     grub_memory_type_t type, void *data);
+
 #endif /* GRUB_IEEE1275_ALLOC_HEADER */