diff --git a/init/calibrate.c b/init/calibrate.c
index 40ff3b4..2d3d73b 100644
--- a/init/calibrate.c
+++ b/init/calibrate.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/timex.h>
 
-static unsigned long preset_lpj;
+unsigned long preset_lpj;
 static int __init lpj_setup(char *str)
 {
 	preset_lpj = simple_strtoul(str,NULL,0);