diff --git a/mm/bootmem.c b/mm/bootmem.c
index 35c3229..b55bd39 100644
--- a/mm/bootmem.c
+++ b/mm/bootmem.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
  *
  * NOTE:  This function is _not_ reentrant.
  */
-static void * __init
+void * __init
 __alloc_bootmem_core(struct bootmem_data *bdata, unsigned long size,
 	      unsigned long align, unsigned long goal, unsigned long limit)
 {