diff --git a/include/linux/sched/task.h b/include/linux/sched/task.h
index 0f2aeb37bbb0..b5ea64d15f43 100644
--- a/include/linux/sched/task.h
+++ b/include/linux/sched/task.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ extern spinlock_t mmlist_lock;
 
 extern union thread_union init_thread_union;
 extern struct task_struct init_task;
+extern u64 vendor_data_pad[CONFIG_GKI_TASK_STRUCT_VENDOR_SIZE_MAX / sizeof(u64)];
 
 extern int lockdep_tasklist_lock_is_held(void);
 
diff --git a/init/init_task.c b/init/init_task.c
index 0e9ac9eb0b6f..7fa55779b9cb 100644
--- a/init/init_task.c
+++ b/init/init_task.c
@@ -226,6 +226,9 @@ struct task_struct init_task __aligned(L1_CACHE_BYTES) = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_task);
 
+u64 vendor_data_pad[CONFIG_GKI_TASK_STRUCT_VENDOR_SIZE_MAX / sizeof(u64)];
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vendor_data_pad);
+
 /*
  * Initial thread structure. Alignment of this is handled by a special
  * linker map entry.