diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
index 6dd8ecde5079..54686ca4bfb7 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ int mmc_send_status(struct mmc_card *card, u32 *status)
 {
 	return __mmc_send_status(card, status, MMC_CMD_RETRIES);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mmc_send_status);
 
 static int _mmc_select_card(struct mmc_host *host, struct mmc_card *card)
 {