diff --git a/fs/eventfd.c b/fs/eventfd.c
index e265b6dd4f34..1b3130b8d6c1 100644
--- a/fs/eventfd.c
+++ b/fs/eventfd.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <linux/uio.h>
 
 DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, eventfd_wake_count);
+EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(eventfd_wake_count);
 
 static DEFINE_IDA(eventfd_ida);