diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c
index 0699f15f44cfe264f92664087dbbdef1582d5eda..130bcae1e2dab9d2eb1690ef48c3aebe96db7bc0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/eeh.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ struct eeh_ops *eeh_ops = NULL;
 
 /* Lock to avoid races due to multiple reports of an error */
 DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(confirm_error_lock);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(confirm_error_lock);
 
 /* Lock to protect passed flags */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(eeh_dev_mutex);