diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c b/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c
index 0b2954534b8e..26752931023a 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/smpboot.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void __init smp_alloc_memory(void)
  * a given CPU
  */
 
-static void __cpuinit smp_store_cpu_info(int id)
+void __cpuinit smp_store_cpu_info(int id)
 {
 	struct cpuinfo_x86 *c = cpu_data + id;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/smp.h b/include/asm-i386/smp.h
index 0c7132787062..0f54f44b4720 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/smp.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/smp.h
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ extern int __cpu_disable(void);
 extern void __cpu_die(unsigned int cpu);
 extern unsigned int num_processors;
 
+void __cpuinit smp_store_cpu_info(int id);
+
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
 
 #else /* CONFIG_SMP */