diff --git a/include/linux/cpumask.h b/include/linux/cpumask.h
index 59915ea5373c..d4545a1852f2 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpumask.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpumask.h
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ extern const struct cpumask *const cpu_possible_mask;
 extern const struct cpumask *const cpu_online_mask;
 extern const struct cpumask *const cpu_present_mask;
 extern const struct cpumask *const cpu_active_mask;
+extern struct cpumask __cpu_possible_mask;
+extern struct cpumask __cpu_online_mask;
+extern struct cpumask __cpu_present_mask;
+extern struct cpumask __cpu_active_mask;
 
 #if NR_CPUS > 1
 #define num_online_cpus()	cpumask_weight(cpu_online_mask)
diff --git a/kernel/cpu.c b/kernel/cpu.c
index 6a96b713cea7..35d1d45be8e9 100644
--- a/kernel/cpu.c
+++ b/kernel/cpu.c
@@ -759,23 +759,27 @@ const DECLARE_BITMAP(cpu_all_bits, NR_CPUS) = CPU_BITS_ALL;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_all_bits);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_INIT_ALL_POSSIBLE
-static struct cpumask __cpu_possible_mask __read_mostly
+struct cpumask __cpu_possible_mask __read_mostly
 	= {CPU_BITS_ALL};
 #else
-static struct cpumask __cpu_possible_mask __read_mostly;
+struct cpumask __cpu_possible_mask __read_mostly;
 #endif
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cpu_possible_mask);
 const struct cpumask *const cpu_possible_mask = &__cpu_possible_mask;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_possible_mask);
 
-static struct cpumask __cpu_online_mask __read_mostly;
+struct cpumask __cpu_online_mask __read_mostly;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cpu_online_mask);
 const struct cpumask *const cpu_online_mask = &__cpu_online_mask;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_online_mask);
 
-static struct cpumask __cpu_present_mask __read_mostly;
+struct cpumask __cpu_present_mask __read_mostly;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cpu_present_mask);
 const struct cpumask *const cpu_present_mask = &__cpu_present_mask;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_present_mask);
 
-static struct cpumask __cpu_active_mask __read_mostly;
+struct cpumask __cpu_active_mask __read_mostly;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(__cpu_active_mask);
 const struct cpumask *const cpu_active_mask = &__cpu_active_mask;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_active_mask);