diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vvar.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vvar.h
index de656ac2af415ce85c760cb28962576848044a3b..d76ac40da206bce3d99b8908efb9205090fe99e7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/vvar.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vvar.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #define DEFINE_VVAR(type, name)						\
 	type name							\
-	__attribute__((section(".vvar_" #name), aligned(16)))
+	__attribute__((section(".vvar_" #name), aligned(16))) __visible
 
 #define VVAR(name) (*vvaraddr_ ## name)