diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/platform/bcm2835/bcm2835-camera.c b/drivers/staging/media/platform/bcm2835/bcm2835-camera.c
index ced8eb5de0f0..ca15a698e018 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/platform/bcm2835/bcm2835-camera.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/platform/bcm2835/bcm2835-camera.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Vincent Sanders");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_VERSION(BM2835_MMAL_VERSION);
 
-static int bcm2835_v4l2_debug;
+int bcm2835_v4l2_debug;
 module_param_named(debug, bcm2835_v4l2_debug, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(bcm2835_v4l2_debug, "Debug level 0-2");