diff --git a/kernel/rcupdate.c b/kernel/rcupdate.c
index 7bfa004572b1..f1125c1a6321 100644
--- a/kernel/rcupdate.c
+++ b/kernel/rcupdate.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_sched_lock_map);
 #endif
 
 int rcu_scheduler_active __read_mostly;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rcu_scheduler_active);
 
 /*
  * This function is invoked towards the end of the scheduler's initialization