diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index c43b3e22bbda5b215515ca54c1f359e5a776c896..bce933ebb29f458908806101dae497332004b2e2 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1497,6 +1497,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(in_egroup_p);
 
 DECLARE_RWSEM(uts_sem);
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(uts_sem);
+
 asmlinkage long sys_newuname(struct new_utsname __user * name)
 {
 	int errno = 0;