diff --git a/include/net/cfg80211.h b/include/net/cfg80211.h
index 152d47c0577a..0917562b79aa 100644
--- a/include/net/cfg80211.h
+++ b/include/net/cfg80211.h
@@ -5729,6 +5729,32 @@ int regulatory_set_wiphy_regd(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 int regulatory_set_wiphy_regd_sync_rtnl(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 					struct ieee80211_regdomain *rd);
 
+/**
+ * regulatory_hint_user - hint to the wireless core a regulatory domain
+ * which the driver has received from an application
+ * @alpha2: the ISO/IEC 3166 alpha2 the driver claims its regulatory domain
+ *	should be in. If @rd is set this should be NULL. Note that if you
+ *	set this to NULL you should still set rd->alpha2 to some accepted
+ *	alpha2.
+ * @user_reg_hint_type: the type of user regulatory hint.
+ *
+ * Wireless drivers can use this function to hint to the wireless core
+ * the current regulatory domain as specified by trusted applications,
+ * it is the driver's responsibilty to estbalish which applications it
+ * trusts.
+ *
+ * The wiphy should be registered to cfg80211 prior to this call.
+ * For cfg80211 drivers this means you must first use wiphy_register(),
+ * for mac80211 drivers you must first use ieee80211_register_hw().
+ *
+ * Drivers should check the return value, its possible you can get
+ * an -ENOMEM or an -EINVAL.
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success. -ENOMEM, -EINVAL.
+ */
+int regulatory_hint_user(const char *alpha2,
+			 enum nl80211_user_reg_hint_type user_reg_hint_type);
+
 /**
  * wiphy_apply_custom_regulatory - apply a custom driver regulatory domain
  * @wiphy: the wireless device we want to process the regulatory domain on
diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 0d8ab9e48209..3f0a65c73edc 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -2959,6 +2959,7 @@ int regulatory_hint_user(const char *alpha2,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(regulatory_hint_user);
 
 int regulatory_hint_indoor(bool is_indoor, u32 portid)
 {
diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.h b/net/wireless/reg.h
index dc8f689bd469..18214e21baa7 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.h
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.h
@@ -33,9 +33,6 @@ bool is_world_regdom(const char *alpha2);
 bool reg_supported_dfs_region(enum nl80211_dfs_regions dfs_region);
 enum nl80211_dfs_regions reg_get_dfs_region(struct wiphy *wiphy);
 
-int regulatory_hint_user(const char *alpha2,
-			 enum nl80211_user_reg_hint_type user_reg_hint_type);
-
 /**
  * regulatory_hint_indoor - hint operation in indoor env. or not
  * @is_indoor: if true indicates that user space thinks that the