diff --git a/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c b/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c
index 1aaf851bb4..3f2ba0881e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/cpu/cpu_x86.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ int cpu_x86_get_desc(struct udevice *dev, char *buf, int size)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int cpu_x86_get_count(struct udevice *dev)
+int cpu_x86_get_count(struct udevice *dev)
 {
 	int node, cpu;
 	int num = 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu_x86.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu_x86.h
index 19223f2c3b..ae8f4dcd5d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu_x86.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu_x86.h
@@ -30,6 +30,18 @@ int cpu_x86_bind(struct udevice *dev);
  */
 int cpu_x86_get_desc(struct udevice *dev, char *buf, int size);
 
+/**
+ * cpu_x86_get_count() - Get the number of cores for an x86 CPU
+ *
+ * This function is suitable to use as the get_count() method for
+ * the CPU uclass.
+ *
+ * @dev:	Device to check (UCLASS_CPU)
+ * @return:	Number of cores if successful,
+ *		-ENOENT if not "/cpus" entry is found in the device tree
+ */
+int cpu_x86_get_count(struct udevice *dev);
+
 /**
  * cpu_x86_get_vendor() - Get a vendor string for an x86 CPU
  *