diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
index b59fd33c5786..01192dd3ed79 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_atomic.c
@@ -411,34 +411,6 @@ int drm_atomic_set_mode_prop_for_crtc(struct drm_crtc_state *state,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_atomic_set_mode_prop_for_crtc);
 
-/**
- * drm_atomic_replace_property_blob - replace a blob property
- * @blob: a pointer to the member blob to be replaced
- * @new_blob: the new blob to replace with
- * @replaced: whether the blob has been replaced
- *
- * RETURNS:
- * Zero on success, error code on failure
- */
-static void
-drm_atomic_replace_property_blob(struct drm_property_blob **blob,
-				 struct drm_property_blob *new_blob,
-				 bool *replaced)
-{
-	struct drm_property_blob *old_blob = *blob;
-
-	if (old_blob == new_blob)
-		return;
-
-	drm_property_blob_put(old_blob);
-	if (new_blob)
-		drm_property_blob_get(new_blob);
-	*blob = new_blob;
-	*replaced = true;
-
-	return;
-}
-
 static int
 drm_atomic_replace_property_blob_from_id(struct drm_device *dev,
 					 struct drm_property_blob **blob,
@@ -459,7 +431,7 @@ drm_atomic_replace_property_blob_from_id(struct drm_device *dev,
 		}
 	}
 
-	drm_atomic_replace_property_blob(blob, new_blob, replaced);
+	*replaced |= drm_property_replace_blob(blob, new_blob);
 	drm_property_blob_put(new_blob);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_property.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_property.c
index 3e88fa24eab3..bc5128203056 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_property.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_property.c
@@ -709,6 +709,29 @@ err_created:
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_property_replace_global_blob);
 
+/**
+ * drm_property_replace_blob - replace a blob property
+ * @blob: a pointer to the member blob to be replaced
+ * @new_blob: the new blob to replace with
+ *
+ * Return: true if the blob was in fact replaced.
+ */
+bool drm_property_replace_blob(struct drm_property_blob **blob,
+			       struct drm_property_blob *new_blob)
+{
+	struct drm_property_blob *old_blob = *blob;
+
+	if (old_blob == new_blob)
+		return false;
+
+	drm_property_blob_put(old_blob);
+	if (new_blob)
+		drm_property_blob_get(new_blob);
+	*blob = new_blob;
+	return true;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_property_replace_blob);
+
 int drm_mode_getblob_ioctl(struct drm_device *dev,
 			   void *data, struct drm_file *file_priv)
 {
diff --git a/include/drm/drm_property.h b/include/drm/drm_property.h
index 619868dc08d8..37355c623e6c 100644
--- a/include/drm/drm_property.h
+++ b/include/drm/drm_property.h
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ int drm_property_replace_global_blob(struct drm_device *dev,
 				     const void *data,
 				     struct drm_mode_object *obj_holds_id,
 				     struct drm_property *prop_holds_id);
+bool drm_property_replace_blob(struct drm_property_blob **blob,
+			       struct drm_property_blob *new_blob);
 struct drm_property_blob *drm_property_blob_get(struct drm_property_blob *blob);
 void drm_property_blob_put(struct drm_property_blob *blob);