diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/apic_flat_64.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic_flat_64.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a2d312796440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/apic_flat_64.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef _ASM_X86_APIC_FLAT_64_H
+#define _ASM_X86_APIC_FLAT_64_H
+
+extern void flat_init_apic_ldr(void);
+
+#endif
+
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
index f7a41e4cae47..57c1f4135fa9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic_flat_64.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static void flat_vector_allocation_domain(int cpu, struct cpumask *retmask)
  * an APIC.  See e.g. "AP-388 82489DX User's Manual" (Intel
  * document number 292116).  So here it goes...
  */
-static void flat_init_apic_ldr(void)
+void flat_init_apic_ldr(void)
 {
 	unsigned long val;
 	unsigned long num, id;