diff --git a/kernel/busses/i2c-amd756.c b/kernel/busses/i2c-amd756.c
index 7176654d..a690a79a 100644
--- a/kernel/busses/i2c-amd756.c
+++ b/kernel/busses/i2c-amd756.c
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static struct i2c_algorithm smbus_algorithm = {
 	.functionality	= amd756_func,
 };
 
-static struct i2c_adapter amd756_adapter = {
+struct i2c_adapter amd756_smbus = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.name		= "unset",
 	.id		= I2C_ALGO_SMBUS | I2C_HW_SMBUS_AMD756,
@@ -379,10 +379,10 @@ static int __devinit amd756_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG DRV_NAME ": AMD756_smba = 0x%X\n", amd756_ioport);
 #endif
 
-	sprintf(amd756_adapter.name, "SMBus %s adapter at %04x",
+	sprintf(amd756_smbus.name, "SMBus %s adapter at %04x",
 		chipname[id->driver_data], amd756_ioport);
 
-	error = i2c_add_adapter(&amd756_adapter);
+	error = i2c_add_adapter(&amd756_smbus);
 	if (error) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR DRV_NAME
 		       ": Adapter registration failed, module not inserted.\n");
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static int __init i2c_amd756_init(void)
 
 static void __exit i2c_amd756_exit(void)
 {
-	i2c_del_adapter(&amd756_adapter);
+	i2c_del_adapter(&amd756_smbus);
 	release_region(amd756_ioport, SMB_IOSIZE);
 }
 
@@ -424,5 +424,7 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Merlin Hughes <merlin@merlin.org>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("AMD756/766/768/8111 and nVidia nForce SMBus driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(amd756_smbus);
+
 module_init(i2c_amd756_init)
 module_exit(i2c_amd756_exit)