diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index b463413ec56e..bd04eef84c6f 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -3939,6 +3939,8 @@ int vfs_rmdir2(struct vfsmount *mnt, struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 		d_delete(dentry);
 	return error;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_rmdir2);
+
 int vfs_rmdir(struct inode *dir, struct dentry *dentry)
 {
 	return vfs_rmdir2(NULL, dir, dentry);