diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
index af8bc83fd8571382e84ddb219630602840840236..970a1612e795566f007ccebe2b6ae811131694c9 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
@@ -355,9 +355,13 @@ config I2C_DAVINCI
 	  devices such as DaVinci NIC.
 	  For details please see http://www.ti.com/davinci
 
+config I2C_DESIGNWARE_CORE
+	tristate
+
 config I2C_DESIGNWARE_PLATFORM
 	tristate "Synopsys DesignWare Platform"
 	depends on HAVE_CLK
+	select I2C_DESIGNWARE_CORE
 	help
 	  If you say yes to this option, support will be included for the
 	  Synopsys DesignWare I2C adapter. Only master mode is supported.
@@ -368,6 +372,7 @@ config I2C_DESIGNWARE_PLATFORM
 config I2C_DESIGNWARE_PCI
 	tristate "Synopsys DesignWare PCI"
 	depends on PCI
+	select I2C_DESIGNWARE_CORE
 	help
 	  If you say yes to this option, support will be included for the
 	  Synopsys DesignWare I2C adapter. Only master mode is supported.
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/Makefile b/drivers/i2c/busses/Makefile
index ce3c2be7fb40a6cb453a92a9cc1eb89da510383f..37c4182cc98bb28520eeb1ce579bb3b601cffc01 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/Makefile
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_AU1550)	+= i2c-au1550.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_BLACKFIN_TWI)	+= i2c-bfin-twi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_CPM)		+= i2c-cpm.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_DAVINCI)	+= i2c-davinci.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_CORE)	+= i2c-designware-core.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_PLATFORM)	+= i2c-designware-platform.o
-i2c-designware-platform-objs := i2c-designware-platdrv.o i2c-designware-core.o
+i2c-designware-platform-objs := i2c-designware-platdrv.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_DESIGNWARE_PCI)	+= i2c-designware-pci.o
-i2c-designware-pci-objs := i2c-designware-pcidrv.o i2c-designware-core.o
+i2c-designware-pci-objs := i2c-designware-pcidrv.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_EG20T)		+= i2c-eg20t.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_GPIO)		+= i2c-gpio.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_HIGHLANDER)	+= i2c-highlander.o
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c
index 1e48bec80edfb08a0628cc816004c1955075fc42..7b8ebbefb581156ee8dd795cd6c4d458e37367f7 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-designware-core.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
  */
+#include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/clk.h>
 #include <linux/errno.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
@@ -316,6 +317,7 @@ int i2c_dw_init(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 	dw_writel(dev, dev->master_cfg , DW_IC_CON);
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_dw_init);
 
 /*
  * Waiting for bus not busy
@@ -568,12 +570,14 @@ i2c_dw_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg msgs[], int num)
 
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_dw_xfer);
 
 u32 i2c_dw_func(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
 {
 	struct dw_i2c_dev *dev = i2c_get_adapdata(adap);
 	return dev->functionality;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_dw_func);
 
 static u32 i2c_dw_read_clear_intrbits(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 {
@@ -678,17 +682,20 @@ irqreturn_t i2c_dw_isr(int this_irq, void *dev_id)
 
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_dw_isr);
 
 void i2c_dw_enable(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 {
        /* Enable the adapter */
 	dw_writel(dev, 1, DW_IC_ENABLE);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_dw_enable);
 
 u32 i2c_dw_is_enabled(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 {
 	return dw_readl(dev, DW_IC_ENABLE);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_dw_is_enabled);
 
 void i2c_dw_disable(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 {
@@ -699,18 +706,22 @@ void i2c_dw_disable(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 	dw_writel(dev, 0, DW_IC_INTR_MASK);
 	dw_readl(dev, DW_IC_CLR_INTR);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_dw_disable);
 
 void i2c_dw_clear_int(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 {
 	dw_readl(dev, DW_IC_CLR_INTR);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_dw_clear_int);
 
 void i2c_dw_disable_int(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 {
 	dw_writel(dev, 0, DW_IC_INTR_MASK);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_dw_disable_int);
 
 u32 i2c_dw_read_comp_param(struct dw_i2c_dev *dev)
 {
 	return dw_readl(dev, DW_IC_COMP_PARAM_1);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_dw_read_comp_param);