diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index d825361a6bafcce536097f0bcf9055c53add957b..6c070dc5f2d46c0f9890ebe951038faf5ac1a1c9 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -624,8 +624,12 @@ config HVC_XEN
 	  Xen virtual console device driver
 
 config VIRTIO_CONSOLE
-	bool
+	tristate "Virtio console"
+	depends on VIRTIO
 	select HVC_DRIVER
+	help
+	  Virtio console for use with lguest and other hypervisors.
+
 
 config HVCS
 	tristate "IBM Hypervisor Virtual Console Server support"
diff --git a/drivers/char/hvc_console.c b/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
index 2f5b7fb67045e6b36fdd6c9aba41acaecc3dfe4e..02aac104842d91033077da4488926fccfc7daa3d 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hvc_console.c
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ int hvc_instantiate(uint32_t vtermno, int index, struct hv_ops *ops)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hvc_instantiate);
 
 /* Wake the sleeping khvcd */
 void hvc_kick(void)
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ void hvc_kick(void)
 	hvc_kicked = 1;
 	wake_up_process(hvc_task);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hvc_kick);
 
 static void hvc_unthrottle(struct tty_struct *tty)
 {
@@ -629,6 +631,7 @@ int hvc_poll(struct hvc_struct *hp)
 
 	return poll_mask;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hvc_poll);
 
 /*
  * This kthread is either polling or interrupt driven.  This is determined by
@@ -739,6 +742,7 @@ struct hvc_struct __devinit *hvc_alloc(uint32_t vtermno, int data,
 
 	return hp;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(hvc_alloc);
 
 int __devexit hvc_remove(struct hvc_struct *hp)
 {