diff --git a/kernel/dma/contiguous.c b/kernel/dma/contiguous.c
index 6ea80ae42622..d06c5982c2c0 100644
--- a/kernel/dma/contiguous.c
+++ b/kernel/dma/contiguous.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 #endif
 
 struct cma *dma_contiguous_default_area;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dma_contiguous_default_area);
 
 /*
  * Default global CMA area size can be defined in kernel's .config.