diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/time.c b/arch/x86/kernel/time.c
index 24d3c91e9812..6ec91c00d84d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/time.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include <asm/time.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-DEFINE_VVAR(volatile unsigned long, jiffies) = INITIAL_JIFFIES;
+__visible DEFINE_VVAR(volatile unsigned long, jiffies) = INITIAL_JIFFIES;
 #endif
 
 unsigned long profile_pc(struct pt_regs *regs)
diff --git a/kernel/timer.c b/kernel/timer.c
index accfd241b9e5..d78de047599b 100644
--- a/kernel/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/timer.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include <trace/events/timer.h>
 
-u64 jiffies_64 __cacheline_aligned_in_smp = INITIAL_JIFFIES;
+__visible u64 jiffies_64 __cacheline_aligned_in_smp = INITIAL_JIFFIES;
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(jiffies_64);