diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index 718e510..dcade05 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@
 
 	return error;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kobject_rename);
 
 /**
  * kobject_move - move object to another parent