diff --git a/include/linux/export.h b/include/linux/export.h
index 3f2793d51899c2e56c0a948918c4d7e3023b6cb2..96e45ea463e71e19575d1db97da22a0eb72d05c8 100644
--- a/include/linux/export.h
+++ b/include/linux/export.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ extern struct module __this_module;
 	static const char __kstrtab_##sym[]			\
 	__attribute__((section("__ksymtab_strings"), aligned(1))) \
 	= VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(sym);				\
+	extern const struct kernel_symbol __ksymtab_##sym;	\
 	__visible const struct kernel_symbol __ksymtab_##sym	\
 	__used							\
 	__attribute__((section("___ksymtab" sec "+" #sym), unused))	\