diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c
index 9cf2d815e15..5f4b2482243 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri2.c
@@ -2029,8 +2029,8 @@ static const __DRI2interopExtension dri2InteropExtension = {
 /**
  * \brief the DRI2bufferDamageExtension set_damage_region method
  */
-static void
-dri2_set_damage_region(__DRIdrawable *dPriv, unsigned int nrects, int *rects)
+void
+dri_set_damage_region(__DRIdrawable *dPriv, unsigned int nrects, int *rects)
 {
    struct dri_drawable *drawable = dri_drawable(dPriv);
    struct pipe_box *boxes = NULL;
@@ -2166,7 +2166,7 @@ dri2_init_screen_extensions(struct dri_screen *screen,
 
    if (!is_kms_screen && pscreen->set_damage_region) {
       screen->buffer_damage_extension = dri2BufferDamageExtensionTempl;
-      screen->buffer_damage_extension.set_damage_region = dri2_set_damage_region;
+      screen->buffer_damage_extension.set_damage_region = dri_set_damage_region;
       *nExt++ = &screen->buffer_damage_extension.base;
    }
 
diff --git a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri_util.h b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri_util.h
index affecb6cd03..d3c800f1d2c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri_util.h
+++ b/src/gallium/frontends/dri/dri_util.h
@@ -305,4 +305,7 @@ PUBLIC bool
 dri2_query_compression_modifiers(__DRIscreen *_screen, uint32_t fourcc,
                                  enum __DRIFixedRateCompression rate, int max,
                                  uint64_t *modifiers, int *count);
+
+PUBLIC void
+dri_set_damage_region(__DRIdrawable *dPriv, unsigned int nrects, int *rects);
 #endif /* _DRI_UTIL_H_ */
diff --git a/src/gallium/targets/dri/dri.sym.in b/src/gallium/targets/dri/dri.sym.in
index d8dbeb4a17c..be94e492c8c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/targets/dri/dri.sym.in
+++ b/src/gallium/targets/dri/dri.sym.in
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 		dri2_query_dma_buf_format_modifier_attribs;
 		dri_query_compatible_render_only_device_fd;
 		driSWRastQueryBufferAge;
+		dri_set_damage_region;
 		@nouveau_drm_screen_create@
 		@radeon_drm_winsys_create@
 		@amdgpu_winsys_create@