diff --git a/target/linux/atheros/patches-2.6.28/100-board.patch b/target/linux/atheros/patches-2.6.28/100-board.patch
index 587094d26..dda79c906 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros/patches-2.6.28/100-board.patch
+++ b/target/linux/atheros/patches-2.6.28/100-board.patch
@@ -2946,7 +2946,7 @@
 +#endif
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/arch/mips/ar231x/devices.c
-@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
 +#include <linux/kernel.h>
 +#include <linux/init.h>
 +#include <linux/serial.h>
@@ -2962,6 +2962,7 @@
 +struct ar231x_board_config ar231x_board;
 +int ar231x_devtype = DEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 +const struct ar231x_gpiodev *ar231x_gpiodev;
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(ar231x_gpiodev);
 +
 +static struct resource ar231x_eth0_res[] = {
 +	{
diff --git a/target/linux/atheros/patches-2.6.30/100-board.patch b/target/linux/atheros/patches-2.6.30/100-board.patch
index c063fa348..bfa7d6bd8 100644
--- a/target/linux/atheros/patches-2.6.30/100-board.patch
+++ b/target/linux/atheros/patches-2.6.30/100-board.patch
@@ -2929,7 +2929,7 @@
 +#endif
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/arch/mips/ar231x/devices.c
-@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
 +#include <linux/kernel.h>
 +#include <linux/init.h>
 +#include <linux/serial.h>
@@ -2945,6 +2945,7 @@
 +struct ar231x_board_config ar231x_board;
 +int ar231x_devtype = DEV_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
 +const struct ar231x_gpiodev *ar231x_gpiodev;
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(ar231x_gpiodev);
 +
 +static struct resource ar231x_eth0_res[] = {
 +	{