diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
index 4d1144990d4c..2dd2362198d2 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/usb.c
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ struct usb_device *usb_alloc_dev(struct usb_device *parent,
 	}
 	return dev;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_alloc_dev);
 
 /**
  * usb_get_dev - increments the reference count of the usb device structure