diff --git a/sound/soc/nuc900/Kconfig b/sound/soc/nuc900/Kconfig
index a0ed1c618f60..7f0c954dff6f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/nuc900/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/nuc900/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 config SND_SOC_NUC900
 	tristate "SoC Audio for NUC900 series"
 	depends on ARCH_W90X900
+	select SND_SOC_NUC900_AC97
 	help
 	  This option enables support for AC97 mode on the NUC900 SoC.
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-ac97.c b/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-ac97.c
index 8987bf987e58..f2f67942b229 100644
--- a/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/nuc900/nuc900-ac97.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ac97_mutex);
 struct nuc900_audio *nuc900_ac97_data;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nuc900_ac97_data);
 
 static int nuc900_checkready(void)
 {