diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 6fc9350f0be8..f48dc299e4b2 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1731,6 +1731,7 @@ int netif_open(struct net_device *dev, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
 
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(netif_open);
 
 static void __dev_close_many(struct list_head *head)
 {