diff --git a/fs/exec.c b/fs/exec.c
index 5e62d26a4fece..7de94950a5b4c 100644
--- a/fs/exec.c
+++ b/fs/exec.c
@@ -1004,6 +1004,7 @@ char *get_task_comm(char *buf, struct task_struct *tsk)
 	task_unlock(tsk);
 	return buf;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(get_task_comm);
 
 void set_task_comm(struct task_struct *tsk, char *buf)
 {