diff --git a/sound/i2c/i2c.c b/sound/i2c/i2c.c
index edfe76fb0074..b60fb1892828 100644
--- a/sound/i2c/i2c.c
+++ b/sound/i2c/i2c.c
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ int snd_i2c_bus_create(struct snd_card *card, const char *name,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_i2c_bus_create);
+
 int snd_i2c_device_create(struct snd_i2c_bus *bus, const char *name,
 			  unsigned char addr, struct snd_i2c_device **rdevice)
 {
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ int snd_i2c_device_create(struct snd_i2c_bus *bus, const char *name,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_i2c_device_create);
+
 int snd_i2c_device_free(struct snd_i2c_device *device)
 {
 	if (device->bus)
@@ -134,22 +138,29 @@ int snd_i2c_device_free(struct snd_i2c_device *device)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_i2c_device_free);
+
 int snd_i2c_sendbytes(struct snd_i2c_device *device, unsigned char *bytes, int count)
 {
 	return device->bus->ops->sendbytes(device, bytes, count);
 }
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_i2c_sendbytes);
 
 int snd_i2c_readbytes(struct snd_i2c_device *device, unsigned char *bytes, int count)
 {
 	return device->bus->ops->readbytes(device, bytes, count);
 }
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_i2c_readbytes);
+
 int snd_i2c_probeaddr(struct snd_i2c_bus *bus, unsigned short addr)
 {
 	return bus->ops->probeaddr(bus, addr);
 }
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_i2c_probeaddr);
+
 /*
  *  bit-operations
  */
@@ -320,12 +331,6 @@ static int snd_i2c_bit_probeaddr(struct snd_i2c_bus *bus, unsigned short addr)
 	return err;
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_i2c_bus_create);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_i2c_device_create);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_i2c_device_free);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_i2c_sendbytes);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_i2c_readbytes);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_i2c_probeaddr);
 
 static int __init alsa_i2c_init(void)
 {