diff --git a/drivers/soc/apple/rtkit.c b/drivers/soc/apple/rtkit.c
index efb1fa77dff2fa728a0cf13a7f2e147614dab1dc..35ec35aa500d67334a81231d87eaab3c6e7547d3 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/apple/rtkit.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/apple/rtkit.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ static int apple_rtkit_request_mbox_chan(struct apple_rtkit *rtk)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct apple_rtkit *apple_rtkit_init(struct device *dev, void *cookie,
+struct apple_rtkit *apple_rtkit_init(struct device *dev, void *cookie,
 					    const char *mbox_name, int mbox_idx,
 					    const struct apple_rtkit_ops *ops)
 {
@@ -751,6 +751,7 @@ static struct apple_rtkit *apple_rtkit_init(struct device *dev, void *cookie,
 	kfree(rtk);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(apple_rtkit_init);
 
 static int apple_rtkit_wait_for_completion(struct completion *c)
 {
@@ -947,10 +948,8 @@ int apple_rtkit_wake(struct apple_rtkit *rtk)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(apple_rtkit_wake);
 
-static void apple_rtkit_free(void *data)
+void apple_rtkit_free(struct apple_rtkit *rtk)
 {
-	struct apple_rtkit *rtk = data;
-
 	mbox_free_channel(rtk->mbox_chan);
 	destroy_workqueue(rtk->wq);
 
@@ -961,6 +960,12 @@ static void apple_rtkit_free(void *data)
 	kfree(rtk->syslog_msg_buffer);
 	kfree(rtk);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(apple_rtkit_free);
+
+static void apple_rtkit_free_wrapper(void *data)
+{
+	apple_rtkit_free(data);
+}
 
 struct apple_rtkit *devm_apple_rtkit_init(struct device *dev, void *cookie,
 					  const char *mbox_name, int mbox_idx,
@@ -973,7 +978,7 @@ struct apple_rtkit *devm_apple_rtkit_init(struct device *dev, void *cookie,
 	if (IS_ERR(rtk))
 		return rtk;
 
-	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, apple_rtkit_free, rtk);
+	ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, apple_rtkit_free_wrapper, rtk);
 	if (ret)
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/soc/apple/rtkit.h b/include/linux/soc/apple/rtkit.h
index 927b214ef1c6fa0c1df732b660281d63ef64f634..fc456f75c13192a82307b31d2926b789a33a6c2a 100644
--- a/include/linux/soc/apple/rtkit.h
+++ b/include/linux/soc/apple/rtkit.h
@@ -79,6 +79,25 @@ struct apple_rtkit *devm_apple_rtkit_init(struct device *dev, void *cookie,
 					  const char *mbox_name, int mbox_idx,
 					  const struct apple_rtkit_ops *ops);
 
+/*
+ * Non-devm version of devm_apple_rtkit_init. Must be freed with
+ * apple_rtkit_free.
+ *
+ * @dev:         Pointer to the device node this coprocessor is assocated with
+ * @cookie:      opaque cookie passed to all functions defined in rtkit_ops
+ * @mbox_name:   mailbox name used to communicate with the co-processor
+ * @mbox_idx:    mailbox index to be used if mbox_name is NULL
+ * @ops:         pointer to rtkit_ops to be used for this co-processor
+ */
+struct apple_rtkit *apple_rtkit_init(struct device *dev, void *cookie,
+					  const char *mbox_name, int mbox_idx,
+					  const struct apple_rtkit_ops *ops);
+
+/*
+ * Free an instance of apple_rtkit.
+ */
+void apple_rtkit_free(struct apple_rtkit *rtk);
+
 /*
  * Reinitialize internal structures. Must only be called with the co-processor
  * is held in reset.