diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 562d72e..0a8a5f5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -2080,6 +2080,7 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_new_ac97_codec);
 
 struct snd_ac97_bus_ops *soc_ac97_ops;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(soc_ac97_ops);
 
 int snd_soc_set_ac97_ops(struct snd_ac97_bus_ops *ops)
 {