diff --git a/arch/m68k/hp300/config.c b/arch/m68k/hp300/config.c
index 1c05a6260546..bf16af1edacf 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/hp300/config.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/hp300/config.c
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@
 
 unsigned long hp300_model;
 unsigned long hp300_uart_scode = -1;
-unsigned char ledstate;
+unsigned char hp300_ledstate;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(hp300_ledstate);
 
 static char s_hp330[] __initdata = "330";
 static char s_hp340[] __initdata = "340";
diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/blinken.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/blinken.h
index 1a749cf7b06d..0626582a7db4 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/blinken.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/blinken.h
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@
 
 #define HP300_LEDS		0xf001ffff
 
-extern unsigned char ledstate;
+extern unsigned char hp300_ledstate;
 
 static __inline__ void blinken_leds(int on, int off)
 {
 	if (MACH_IS_HP300)
 	{
-		ledstate |= on;
-		ledstate &= ~off;
-		out_8(HP300_LEDS, ~ledstate);
+		hp300_ledstate |= on;
+		hp300_ledstate &= ~off;
+		out_8(HP300_LEDS, ~hp300_ledstate);
 	}
 }