diff --git a/drivers/i3c/internals.h b/drivers/i3c/internals.h
index 4d99a3524171..433f6088b7ce 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/internals.h
+++ b/drivers/i3c/internals.h
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 
 #include <linux/i3c/master.h>
 
-extern const struct bus_type i3c_bus_type;
-
 void i3c_bus_normaluse_lock(struct i3c_bus *bus);
 void i3c_bus_normaluse_unlock(struct i3c_bus *bus);
 
diff --git a/drivers/i3c/master.c b/drivers/i3c/master.c
index 3b4d6a8edca3..a211dc4d25bb 100644
--- a/drivers/i3c/master.c
+++ b/drivers/i3c/master.c
@@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ const struct bus_type i3c_bus_type = {
 	.probe = i3c_device_probe,
 	.remove = i3c_device_remove,
 };
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i3c_bus_type);
 
 static enum i3c_addr_slot_status
 i3c_bus_get_addr_slot_status(struct i3c_bus *bus, u16 addr)
diff --git a/include/linux/i3c/master.h b/include/linux/i3c/master.h
index 0ca27dd86956..074f632868d9 100644
--- a/include/linux/i3c/master.h
+++ b/include/linux/i3c/master.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ enum {
 struct i3c_master_controller;
 struct i3c_bus;
 struct i3c_device;
+extern const struct bus_type i3c_bus_type;
 
 /**
  * struct i3c_i2c_dev_desc - Common part of the I3C/I2C device descriptor