diff --git a/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_bo.c b/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_bo.c
index 5cbc088b241..ceb22dc5d73 100644
--- a/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_bo.c
+++ b/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_bo.c
@@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ static void set_name(struct etna_bo *bo, uint32_t name)
 	_mesa_hash_table_insert(bo->dev->name_table, &bo->name, bo);
 }
 
+int etna_bo_is_idle(struct etna_bo *bo)
+{
+	return etna_bo_cpu_prep(bo,
+			DRM_ETNA_PREP_READ |
+			DRM_ETNA_PREP_WRITE |
+			DRM_ETNA_PREP_NOSYNC) == 0;
+}
+
 /* Called under etna_drm_table_lock */
 void _etna_bo_del(struct etna_bo *bo)
 {
diff --git a/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_bo_cache.c b/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_bo_cache.c
index 91fb17383c4..3635170604b 100644
--- a/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_bo_cache.c
+++ b/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_bo_cache.c
@@ -110,14 +110,6 @@ static struct etna_bo_bucket *get_bucket(struct etna_bo_cache *cache, uint32_t s
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static int is_idle(struct etna_bo *bo)
-{
-	return etna_bo_cpu_prep(bo,
-			DRM_ETNA_PREP_READ |
-			DRM_ETNA_PREP_WRITE |
-			DRM_ETNA_PREP_NOSYNC) == 0;
-}
-
 static struct etna_bo *find_in_bucket(struct etna_bo_bucket *bucket, uint32_t flags)
 {
 	struct etna_bo *bo = NULL, *tmp;
@@ -133,7 +125,7 @@ static struct etna_bo *find_in_bucket(struct etna_bo_bucket *bucket, uint32_t fl
 			continue;
 
 		/* check if the first BO with matching flags is idle */
-		if (is_idle(bo)) {
+		if (etna_bo_is_idle(bo)) {
 			list_delinit(&bo->list);
 			goto out_unlock;
 		}
diff --git a/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_drmif.h b/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_drmif.h
index f7cc47f9915..ac65d6185a2 100644
--- a/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_drmif.h
+++ b/src/etnaviv/drm/etnaviv_drmif.h
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ uint32_t etna_bo_gpu_va(struct etna_bo *bo);
 void * etna_bo_map(struct etna_bo *bo);
 int etna_bo_cpu_prep(struct etna_bo *bo, uint32_t op);
 void etna_bo_cpu_fini(struct etna_bo *bo);
+int etna_bo_is_idle(struct etna_bo *bo);
 
 
 /* cmd stream functions: