diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/am6_init.c b/arch/arm/mach-k3/am6_init.c
index 9cb3086..e66d1c1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/am6_init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/am6_init.c
@@ -46,16 +46,6 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-static void mmr_unlock(u32 base, u32 partition)
-{
-	/* Translate the base address */
-	phys_addr_t part_base = base + partition * CTRL_MMR0_PARTITION_SIZE;
-
-	/* Unlock the requested partition if locked using two-step sequence */
-	writel(CTRLMMR_LOCK_KICK0_UNLOCK_VAL, part_base + CTRLMMR_LOCK_KICK0);
-	writel(CTRLMMR_LOCK_KICK1_UNLOCK_VAL, part_base + CTRLMMR_LOCK_KICK1);
-}
-
 static void ctrl_mmr_unlock(void)
 {
 	/* Unlock all WKUP_CTRL_MMR0 module registers */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c
index 4335f28..178dc21 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.c
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@
 	       ti_sci->version.firmware_revision, fw_desc);
 }
 
+void mmr_unlock(phys_addr_t base, u32 partition)
+{
+	/* Translate the base address */
+	phys_addr_t part_base = base + partition * CTRL_MMR0_PARTITION_SIZE;
+
+	/* Unlock the requested partition if locked using two-step sequence */
+	writel(CTRLMMR_LOCK_KICK0_UNLOCK_VAL, part_base + CTRLMMR_LOCK_KICK0);
+	writel(CTRLMMR_LOCK_KICK1_UNLOCK_VAL, part_base + CTRLMMR_LOCK_KICK1);
+}
+
 DECLARE_GLOBAL_DATA_PTR;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_K3_EARLY_CONS
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h
index ba344c5..44cf94a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/common.h
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@
 int load_firmware(char *name_fw, char *name_loadaddr, u32 *loadaddr);
 void k3_sysfw_print_ver(void);
 void spl_enable_dcache(void);
+void mmr_unlock(phys_addr_t base, u32 partition);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c b/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c
index 5ec62a9..2010cab 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-k3/j721e_init.c
@@ -64,16 +64,6 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 
-static void mmr_unlock(u32 base, u32 partition)
-{
-	/* Translate the base address */
-	phys_addr_t part_base = base + partition * CTRL_MMR0_PARTITION_SIZE;
-
-	/* Unlock the requested partition if locked using two-step sequence */
-	writel(CTRLMMR_LOCK_KICK0_UNLOCK_VAL, part_base + CTRLMMR_LOCK_KICK0);
-	writel(CTRLMMR_LOCK_KICK1_UNLOCK_VAL, part_base + CTRLMMR_LOCK_KICK1);
-}
-
 static void ctrl_mmr_unlock(void)
 {
 	/* Unlock all WKUP_CTRL_MMR0 module registers */