diff --git a/fs/netfs/internal.h b/fs/netfs/internal.h
index 54faf0c72297d..7bf94a3beb98c 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/netfs/internal.h
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@
 
 #define pr_fmt(fmt) "netfs: " fmt
 
+/*
+ * buffered_read.c
+ */
+void netfs_rreq_unlock_folios(struct netfs_io_request *rreq);
+
 /*
  * objects.c
  */
diff --git a/fs/netfs/read_helper.c b/fs/netfs/read_helper.c
index 8a4cebf5eb892..80a106b46051e 100644
--- a/fs/netfs/read_helper.c
+++ b/fs/netfs/read_helper.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ static void netfs_rreq_write_to_cache(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
  * Unlock the folios in a read operation.  We need to set PG_fscache on any
  * folios we're going to write back before we unlock them.
  */
-static void netfs_rreq_unlock(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
+void netfs_rreq_unlock_folios(struct netfs_io_request *rreq)
 {
 	struct netfs_io_subrequest *subreq;
 	struct folio *folio;
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ static void netfs_rreq_assess(struct netfs_io_request *rreq, bool was_async)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	netfs_rreq_unlock(rreq);
+	netfs_rreq_unlock_folios(rreq);
 
 	clear_bit_unlock(NETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS, &rreq->flags);
 	wake_up_bit(&rreq->flags, NETFS_RREQ_IN_PROGRESS);