diff --git a/lib/refcount.c b/lib/refcount.c
index aa09ad3c30b0..26dffb7e4c04 100644
--- a/lib/refcount.c
+++ b/lib/refcount.c
@@ -62,13 +62,13 @@ bool refcount_add_not_zero(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
 
 	return true;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_add_not_zero);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_add_not_zero);
 
 void refcount_add(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
 {
 	WARN_ONCE(!refcount_add_not_zero(i, r), "refcount_t: addition on 0; use-after-free.\n");
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_add);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_add);
 
 /*
  * Similar to atomic_inc_not_zero(), will saturate at UINT_MAX and WARN.
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ bool refcount_inc_not_zero(refcount_t *r)
 
 	return true;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_inc_not_zero);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_inc_not_zero);
 
 /*
  * Similar to atomic_inc(), will saturate at UINT_MAX and WARN.
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void refcount_inc(refcount_t *r)
 {
 	WARN_ONCE(!refcount_inc_not_zero(r), "refcount_t: increment on 0; use-after-free.\n");
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_inc);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_inc);
 
 bool refcount_sub_and_test(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
 {
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ bool refcount_sub_and_test(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
 
 	return !new;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_sub_and_test);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_sub_and_test);
 
 /*
  * Similar to atomic_dec_and_test(), it will WARN on underflow and fail to
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ bool refcount_dec_and_test(refcount_t *r)
 {
 	return refcount_sub_and_test(1, r);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_dec_and_test);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec_and_test);
 
 /*
  * Similar to atomic_dec(), it will WARN on underflow and fail to decrement
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ void refcount_dec(refcount_t *r)
 {
 	WARN_ONCE(refcount_dec_and_test(r), "refcount_t: decrement hit 0; leaking memory.\n");
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_dec);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec);
 
 /*
  * No atomic_t counterpart, it attempts a 1 -> 0 transition and returns the
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ bool refcount_dec_if_one(refcount_t *r)
 {
 	return atomic_cmpxchg_release(&r->refs, 1, 0) == 1;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_dec_if_one);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec_if_one);
 
 /*
  * No atomic_t counterpart, it decrements unless the value is 1, in which case
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ bool refcount_dec_not_one(refcount_t *r)
 
 	return true;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_dec_not_one);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec_not_one);
 
 /*
  * Similar to atomic_dec_and_mutex_lock(), it will WARN on underflow and fail
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ bool refcount_dec_and_mutex_lock(refcount_t *r, struct mutex *lock)
 
 	return true;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_dec_and_mutex_lock);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec_and_mutex_lock);
 
 /*
  * Similar to atomic_dec_and_lock(), it will WARN on underflow and fail to
@@ -263,5 +263,5 @@ bool refcount_dec_and_lock(refcount_t *r, spinlock_t *lock)
 
 	return true;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(refcount_dec_and_lock);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(refcount_dec_and_lock);