diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/init.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/init.c
index 7104c1856987..173f79918741 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/init.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/init.c
@@ -541,11 +541,9 @@ int mhi_init_mmio(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl)
 	dev_dbg(dev, "Initializing MHI registers\n");
 
 	/* Read channel db offset */
-	ret = mhi_read_reg(mhi_cntrl, base, CHDBOFF, &val);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "Unable to read CHDBOFF register\n");
-		return -EIO;
-	}
+	ret = mhi_get_channel_doorbell_offset(mhi_cntrl, &val);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	if (val >= mhi_cntrl->reg_len - (8 * MHI_DEV_WAKE_DB)) {
 		dev_err(dev, "CHDB offset: 0x%x is out of range: 0x%zx\n",
diff --git a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
index 15d657af9b5b..4de75674f193 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/mhi/host/main.c
@@ -1691,3 +1691,19 @@ void mhi_unprepare_from_transfer(struct mhi_device *mhi_dev)
 	}
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mhi_unprepare_from_transfer);
+
+int mhi_get_channel_doorbell_offset(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl, u32 *chdb_offset)
+{
+	struct device *dev = &mhi_cntrl->mhi_dev->dev;
+	void __iomem *base = mhi_cntrl->regs;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = mhi_read_reg(mhi_cntrl, base, CHDBOFF, chdb_offset);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(dev, "Unable to read CHDBOFF register\n");
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mhi_get_channel_doorbell_offset);
diff --git a/include/linux/mhi.h b/include/linux/mhi.h
index d968e1ab44dc..b573f15762f8 100644
--- a/include/linux/mhi.h
+++ b/include/linux/mhi.h
@@ -816,4 +816,13 @@ int mhi_queue_skb(struct mhi_device *mhi_dev, enum dma_data_direction dir,
  */
 bool mhi_queue_is_full(struct mhi_device *mhi_dev, enum dma_data_direction dir);
 
+/**
+ * mhi_get_channel_doorbell_offset - Get the channel doorbell offset
+ * @mhi_cntrl: MHI controller
+ * @chdb_offset: Read channel doorbell offset
+ *
+ * Return: 0 if the read succeeds, a negative error code otherwise
+ */
+int mhi_get_channel_doorbell_offset(struct mhi_controller *mhi_cntrl, u32 *chdb_offset);
+
 #endif /* _MHI_H_ */