diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-boardinfo.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-boardinfo.c
index 3ca2e012e789..10274ffb66d7 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-boardinfo.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-boardinfo.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/i2c.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/rwsem.h>
 
 #include "i2c-core.h"