diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 646e1d2..15f4d2b 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <linux/blkdev.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
+#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
 #include <linux/seq_file.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/kmod.h>
@@ -727,12 +728,24 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct seq_operations partitions_op = {
+static const struct seq_operations partitions_op = {
 	.start	= show_partition_start,
 	.next	= disk_seqf_next,
 	.stop	= disk_seqf_stop,
 	.show	= show_partition
 };
+
+static int partitions_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+	return seq_open(file, &partitions_op);
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations proc_partitions_operations = {
+	.open		= partitions_open,
+	.read		= seq_read,
+	.llseek		= seq_lseek,
+	.release	= seq_release,
+};
 #endif
 
 
@@ -998,6 +1011,13 @@
 	.stop	= disk_seqf_stop,
 	.show	= diskstats_show
 };
+
+static int __init proc_genhd_init(void)
+{
+	proc_create("partitions", 0, NULL, &proc_partitions_operations);
+	return 0;
+}
+module_init(proc_genhd_init);
 #endif /* CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 
 static void media_change_notify_thread(struct work_struct *work)