diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
index c775e4f2c5a5e..7c25d9fc6b385 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@ struct ion_client *ion_client_create(struct ion_device *dev,
 
 	return client;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(ion_client_create);
 
 void ion_client_destroy(struct ion_client *client)
 {