diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 17d67b5..c47a7bc 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -6290,7 +6290,7 @@
 	return empty;
 }
 
-static int __netdev_printk(const char *level, const struct net_device *dev,
+int __netdev_printk(const char *level, const struct net_device *dev,
 			   struct va_format *vaf)
 {
 	int r;
@@ -6305,6 +6305,7 @@
 
 	return r;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__netdev_printk);
 
 int netdev_printk(const char *level, const struct net_device *dev,
 		  const char *format, ...)