diff --git a/fs/block_dev.c b/fs/block_dev.c
index aea605c..aae187a 100644
--- a/fs/block_dev.c
+++ b/fs/block_dev.c
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@
 	ihold(bdev->bd_inode);
 	return bdev;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(bdgrab);
 
 long nr_blockdev_pages(void)
 {