diff --git a/block/bsg.c b/block/bsg.c
index 4ef3cc550244..a333c9337093 100644
--- a/block/bsg.c
+++ b/block/bsg.c
@@ -961,8 +961,9 @@ void bsg_unregister_queue(struct request_queue *q)
 	bsg_device_nr--;
 	mutex_unlock(&bsg_mutex);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bsg_unregister_queue);
 
-int bsg_register_queue(struct request_queue *q, char *name)
+int bsg_register_queue(struct request_queue *q, const char *name)
 {
 	struct bsg_class_device *bcd, *__bcd;
 	dev_t dev;
@@ -1025,6 +1026,7 @@ err:
 	mutex_unlock(&bsg_mutex);
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bsg_register_queue);
 
 static int bsg_add(struct class_device *cl_dev, struct class_interface *cl_intf)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/bsg.h b/include/linux/bsg.h
index 0475a6d3ff6a..0dd01f90ba5e 100644
--- a/include/linux/bsg.h
+++ b/include/linux/bsg.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct bsg_class_device {
 	struct request_queue *queue;
 };
 
-extern int bsg_register_queue(struct request_queue *, char *);
+extern int bsg_register_queue(struct request_queue *, const char *);
 extern void bsg_unregister_queue(struct request_queue *);
 #else
 struct bsg_class_device { };