diff --git a/drivers/dfu/dfu.c b/drivers/dfu/dfu.c
index a298c2c4399..501a60b3440 100644
--- a/drivers/dfu/dfu.c
+++ b/drivers/dfu/dfu.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
 
-static LIST_HEAD(dfu_list);
+LIST_HEAD(dfu_list);
 static int dfu_alt_num;
 static int alt_num_cnt;
 static struct hash_algo *dfu_hash_algo;
diff --git a/include/dfu.h b/include/dfu.h
index d3d7e07b60d..eaf4bfc0d5e 100644
--- a/include/dfu.h
+++ b/include/dfu.h
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ struct dfu_entity {
 	unsigned int inited:1;
 };
 
+struct list_head;
+extern struct list_head dfu_list;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_SET_DFU_ALT_INFO
 /**
  * set_dfu_alt_info() - set dfu_alt_info environment variable