diff --git a/lib/errname.c b/lib/errname.c
index 67739b174a8c..dd1b998552cd 100644
--- a/lib/errname.c
+++ b/lib/errname.c
@@ -228,3 +228,4 @@ const char *errname(int err)
 
 	return err > 0 ? name + 1 : name;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(errname);