diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-flash.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-flash.c
index 0349fd2b68d8..70a81f900bb5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-flash.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-flash.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static struct omap_onenand_platform_data board_onenand_data = {
 	.dma_channel	= -1,   /* disable DMA in OMAP OneNAND driver */
 };
 
-static void
+void
 __init board_onenand_init(struct mtd_partition *onenand_parts,
 				u8 nr_parts, u8 cs)
 {
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ __init board_onenand_init(struct mtd_partition *onenand_parts,
 	gpmc_onenand_init(&board_onenand_data);
 }
 #else
-static void
+void
 __init board_onenand_init(struct mtd_partition *nor_parts, u8 nr_parts, u8 cs)
 {
 }
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-flash.h b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-flash.h
index d25503a98417..c44b70d52021 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-flash.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/board-flash.h
@@ -47,3 +47,14 @@ static inline void board_nand_init(struct mtd_partition *nand_parts,
 {
 }
 #endif
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_MTD_ONENAND_OMAP2) || \
+		defined(CONFIG_MTD_ONENAND_OMAP2_MODULE)
+extern void board_onenand_init(struct mtd_partition *nand_parts,
+					u8 nr_parts, u8 cs);
+#else
+static inline void board_onenand_init(struct mtd_partition *nand_parts,
+					u8 nr_parts, u8 cs)
+{
+}
+#endif