diff --git a/drivers/video/console/font_8x16.c b/drivers/video/console/font_8x16.c
index a9f35b4a08045960b6114a61d89fec62ee1c2a10..00a0c67a5c7d0e2051b7d273ed75104dfb95b2e3 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/font_8x16.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/font_8x16.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 /**********************************************/
 
 #include <linux/font.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
 
 #define FONTDATAMAX 4096
 
@@ -4629,3 +4630,4 @@ const struct font_desc font_vga_8x16 = {
 	.data	= fontdata_8x16,
 	.pref	= 0,
 };
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(font_vga_8x16);