diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.c b/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.c
index 0cdef971cbd3..f3b3b9efbb61 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ac97.c
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static int ac97_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 #define STD_AC97_RATES (SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000 | SNDRV_PCM_RATE_11025 |\
 		SNDRV_PCM_RATE_22050 | SNDRV_PCM_RATE_44100 | SNDRV_PCM_RATE_48000)
 
-static struct snd_soc_codec_dai ac97_dai = {
+struct snd_soc_codec_dai ac97_dai = {
 	.name = "AC97 HiFi",
 	.playback = {
 		.stream_name = "AC97 Playback",