diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
index 66bf4e22d9b9..596620dd7ee2 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/smp.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ static inline void set_cpu_sibling_map(int cpu)
 }
 
 struct plat_smp_ops *mp_ops;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mp_ops);
 
 __cpuinit void register_smp_ops(struct plat_smp_ops *ops)
 {