diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index fe64a49344bf..dc0b25e1f395 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -3075,6 +3075,7 @@ int printk_deferred(const char *fmt, ...)
 
 	return r;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(printk_deferred);
 
 /*
  * printk rate limiting, lifted from the networking subsystem.