diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/pack_generic.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/pack_generic.c
index 1349bf6ce06d..e24d8e1937bf 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/pack_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/ptlrpc/pack_generic.c
@@ -1914,6 +1914,7 @@ void lustre_swab_lov_mds_md(struct lov_mds_md *lmm)
 	__swab16s(&lmm->lmm_stripe_count);
 	__swab16s(&lmm->lmm_layout_gen);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(lustre_swab_lov_mds_md);
 
 void lustre_swab_lov_user_md_objects(struct lov_user_ost_data *lod,
 				     int stripe_count)