diff --git a/fs/file.c b/fs/file.c
index d304004..7ffd6e9 100644
--- a/fs/file.c
+++ b/fs/file.c
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ int __close_fd(struct files_struct *files, unsigned fd)
 	spin_unlock(&files->file_lock);
 	return -EBADF;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__close_fd); /* for ksys_close() */
 
 void do_close_on_exec(struct files_struct *files)
 {