diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.c b/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.c
index 55bc55eb6e24..0cdef971cbd3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_codec_dai ac97_dai = {
 	.ops = {
 		.prepare = ac97_prepare,},
 };
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ac97_dai);
 
 static unsigned int ac97_read(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 	unsigned int reg)
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.h b/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.h
index 930ddfc2321a..2bf6d69fd069 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.h
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.h
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@
 #define __LINUX_SND_SOC_AC97_H
 
 extern struct snd_soc_codec_device soc_codec_dev_ac97;
+extern struct snd_soc_codec_dai ac97_dai;
 
 #endif