diff --git a/drivers/pci/probe.c b/drivers/pci/probe.c
index 586d83d..cbf0d0c 100644
--- a/drivers/pci/probe.c
+++ b/drivers/pci/probe.c
@@ -517,9 +517,7 @@ static void pci_release_host_bridge_dev(struct device *dev)
 	if (bridge->release_fn)
 		bridge->release_fn(bridge);
 
-	pci_free_resource_list(&bridge->windows);
-
-	kfree(bridge);
+	pci_free_host_bridge(bridge);
 }
 
 struct pci_host_bridge *pci_alloc_host_bridge(size_t priv)
@@ -537,6 +535,14 @@ struct pci_host_bridge *pci_alloc_host_bridge(size_t priv)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_alloc_host_bridge);
 
+void pci_free_host_bridge(struct pci_host_bridge *bridge)
+{
+	pci_free_resource_list(&bridge->windows);
+
+	kfree(bridge);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(pci_free_host_bridge);
+
 static const unsigned char pcix_bus_speed[] = {
 	PCI_SPEED_UNKNOWN,		/* 0 */
 	PCI_SPEED_66MHz_PCIX,		/* 1 */
diff --git a/include/linux/pci.h b/include/linux/pci.h
index 33c2b0b..9095b38 100644
--- a/include/linux/pci.h
+++ b/include/linux/pci.h
@@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ static inline struct pci_host_bridge *pci_host_bridge_from_priv(void *priv)
 }
 
 struct pci_host_bridge *pci_alloc_host_bridge(size_t priv);
+void pci_free_host_bridge(struct pci_host_bridge *bridge);
 int pci_register_host_bridge(struct pci_host_bridge *bridge);
 struct pci_host_bridge *pci_find_host_bridge(struct pci_bus *bus);