diff --git a/include/linux/sysctl.h b/include/linux/sysctl.h
index 72ba58b..9698ac3 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysctl.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysctl.h
@@ -925,8 +925,10 @@
 #include <linux/list.h>
 
 /* For the /proc/sys support */
+struct ctl_table;
 extern struct ctl_table_header *sysctl_head_next(struct ctl_table_header *prev);
 extern void sysctl_head_finish(struct ctl_table_header *prev);
+extern int sysctl_perm(struct ctl_table *table, int op);
 
 extern void sysctl_init(void);
 
diff --git a/kernel/sysctl.c b/kernel/sysctl.c
index c3e2ac9..6bbac5c 100644
--- a/kernel/sysctl.c
+++ b/kernel/sysctl.c
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@
 #endif /* CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL */
 
 /*
- * ctl_perm does NOT grant the superuser all rights automatically, because
+ * sysctl_perm does NOT grant the superuser all rights automatically, because
  * some sysctl variables are readonly even to root.
  */
 
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@
 	return -EACCES;
 }
 
-static inline int ctl_perm(ctl_table *table, int op)
+int sysctl_perm(ctl_table *table, int op)
 {
 	int error;
 	error = security_sysctl(table, op);
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@
 		if (n == table->ctl_name) {
 			int error;
 			if (table->child) {
-				if (ctl_perm(table, 001))
+				if (sysctl_perm(table, 001))
 					return -EPERM;
 				name++;
 				nlen--;
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@
 		op |= 004;
 	if (newval) 
 		op |= 002;
-	if (ctl_perm(table, op))
+	if (sysctl_perm(table, op))
 		return -EPERM;
 
 	if (table->strategy) {
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@
 			goto out;
 		error = -EPERM;
 		op = (write ? 002 : 004);
-		if (ctl_perm(table, op))
+		if (sysctl_perm(table, op))
 			goto out;
 		
 		/* careful: calling conventions are nasty here */