diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
index cf3eccfe1543..c812ceed6cfd 100644
--- a/include/linux/printk.h
+++ b/include/linux/printk.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/cache.h>
 
 extern const char linux_banner[];
+extern const char *linux_banner_ptr;
 extern const char linux_proc_banner[];
 
 #define PRINTK_MAX_SINGLE_HEADER_LEN 2
diff --git a/init/version.c b/init/version.c
index 61bcdf3c00a1..046b830abfe4 100644
--- a/init/version.c
+++ b/init/version.c
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(init_uts_ns);
 const char linux_banner[] =
 	"Linux version " UTS_RELEASE " (" LINUX_COMPILE_BY "@"
 	LINUX_COMPILE_HOST ") (" LINUX_COMPILER ") " UTS_VERSION "\n";
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(linux_banner);
+
+const char *linux_banner_ptr = linux_banner;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(linux_banner_ptr);
 
 const char linux_proc_banner[] =
 	"%s version %s"