diff --git a/drivers/acpi/bus.c b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
index 9ecec98bc76e..3263b68cdfa3 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/bus.c
@@ -1010,6 +1010,7 @@ static int __init acpi_bus_init(void)
 }
 
 struct kobject *acpi_kobj;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(acpi_kobj);
 
 static int __init acpi_init(void)
 {