diff --git a/kernel/user.c b/kernel/user.c
index f46b1d41163b..44155cae3493 100644
--- a/kernel/user.c
+++ b/kernel/user.c
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ struct user_struct *find_user(kuid_t uid)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&uidhash_lock, flags);
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(find_user);
 
 void free_uid(struct user_struct *up)
 {