diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt.c b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt.c
index 16c5f37933a2..0286327e65fa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/mem_encrypt.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ static char sme_cmdline_off[] __initdata = "off";
  * section is later cleared.
  */
 u64 sme_me_mask __section(.data) = 0;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sme_me_mask);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(sme_me_mask);
 
 /* Buffer used for early in-place encryption by BSP, no locking needed */
 static char sme_early_buffer[PAGE_SIZE] __aligned(PAGE_SIZE);