diff --git a/fs/read_write.c b/fs/read_write.c
index 2195380620d0..650fc7e0f3a6 100644
--- a/fs/read_write.c
+++ b/fs/read_write.c
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ ssize_t vfs_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_t *pos)
 
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfs_read);
 
 static ssize_t new_sync_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf, size_t len, loff_t *ppos)
 {
@@ -557,6 +558,7 @@ ssize_t vfs_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf, size_t count, loff_
 
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(vfs_write);
 
 static inline loff_t file_pos_read(struct file *file)
 {