diff --git a/include/linux/moduleloader.h b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
index 03be088fb4396..001b2ce83832e 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleloader.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ bool module_init_section(const char *name);
  */
 bool module_exit_section(const char *name);
 
+/* Describes whether within_module_init() will consider this an init section
+ * or not. This behaviour changes with CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD.
+ */
+bool module_init_layout_section(const char *sname);
+
 /*
  * Apply the given relocation to the (simplified) ELF.  Return -error
  * or 0.
diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index c395af9eced11..98fedfdb8db52 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ long module_get_offset_and_type(struct module *mod, enum mod_mem_type type,
 	return offset | mask;
 }
 
-static bool module_init_layout_section(const char *sname)
+bool module_init_layout_section(const char *sname)
 {
 #ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
 	if (module_exit_section(sname))