diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/cmpxchg.c b/arch/mips/kernel/cmpxchg.c
index e974a4954df853..c371def2302d27 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/cmpxchg.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/cmpxchg.c
@@ -102,3 +102,4 @@ unsigned long __cmpxchg_small(volatile void *ptr, unsigned long old,
 			return old;
 	}
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cmpxchg_small);