diff --git a/include/linux/pid.h b/include/linux/pid.h
index fa10acb8d..af308e15f 100755
--- a/include/linux/pid.h
+++ b/include/linux/pid.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct file;
 
 extern struct pid *pidfd_pid(const struct file *file);
 struct pid *pidfd_get_pid(unsigned int fd, unsigned int *flags);
+int pidfd_create(struct pid *pid, unsigned int flags);
 
 static inline struct pid *get_pid(struct pid *pid)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/pid.c b/kernel/pid.c
index 48babb1dd..e02b00996 100755
--- a/kernel/pid.c
+++ b/kernel/pid.c
@@ -551,10 +551,12 @@ struct pid *pidfd_get_pid(unsigned int fd, unsigned int *flags)
  * Note, that this function can only be called after the fd table has
  * been unshared to avoid leaking the pidfd to the new process.
  *
+ * This symbol should not be explicitly exported to loadable modules.
+ *
  * Return: On success, a cloexec pidfd is returned.
  *         On error, a negative errno number will be returned.
  */
-static int pidfd_create(struct pid *pid, unsigned int flags)
+int pidfd_create(struct pid *pid, unsigned int flags)
 {
 	int fd;