diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index ba3f6053025..2f989c3e761 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ out:
 	spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
 	return error;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(alloc_fd);
 
 int get_unused_fd(void)
 {