diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index a98e188cf37b..f2a8624eef1e 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ extern void cleanup_module(void);
 #define __INITRODATA_OR_MODULE __INITRODATA
 #endif /*CONFIG_MODULES*/
 
+struct module_kobject *lookup_or_create_module_kobject(const char *name);
+
 /* Generic info of form tag = "info" */
 #define MODULE_INFO(tag, info) __MODULE_INFO(tag, tag, info)
 
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 8d48a6bfe68d..c7aed3c51cd5 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ void destroy_params(const struct kernel_param *params, unsigned num)
 			params[i].ops->free(params[i].arg);
 }
 
-static struct module_kobject * __init lookup_or_create_module_kobject(const char *name)
+struct module_kobject __modinit * lookup_or_create_module_kobject(const char *name)
 {
 	struct module_kobject *mk;
 	struct kobject *kobj;