diff --git a/drivers/char/sysrq.c b/drivers/char/sysrq.c
index 5d64e3a..878ac0c 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sysrq.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sysrq.c
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@
                 sysrq_key_table[i] = op_p;
 }
 
-static void __handle_sysrq(int key, struct tty_struct *tty, int check_mask)
+void __handle_sysrq(int key, struct tty_struct *tty, int check_mask)
 {
 	struct sysrq_key_op *op_p;
 	int orig_log_level;
diff --git a/include/linux/sysrq.h b/include/linux/sysrq.h
index 4496322..609e8ca 100644
--- a/include/linux/sysrq.h
+++ b/include/linux/sysrq.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
  */
 
 void handle_sysrq(int key, struct tty_struct *tty);
+void __handle_sysrq(int key, struct tty_struct *tty, int check_mask);
 int register_sysrq_key(int key, struct sysrq_key_op *op);
 int unregister_sysrq_key(int key, struct sysrq_key_op *op);
 struct sysrq_key_op *__sysrq_get_key_op(int key);
diff --git a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
index 7e9bfd5..ebe4a28 100644
--- a/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
+++ b/kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c
@@ -1820,9 +1820,8 @@
 {
 	if (argc != 1)
 		return KDB_ARGCOUNT;
-	sysrq_toggle_support(1);
 	kdb_trap_printk++;
-	handle_sysrq(*argv[1], NULL);
+	__handle_sysrq(*argv[1], NULL, 0);
 	kdb_trap_printk--;
 
 	return 0;