diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 9c7fd4c..48655ce 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
 	vmalloc_init();
 }
 
-asmlinkage void __init start_kernel(void)
+asmlinkage __visible void __init start_kernel(void)
 {
 	char * command_line;
 	extern const struct kernel_param __start___param[], __stop___param[];