diff --git a/include/linux/export.h b/include/linux/export.h
index 888980992415..3b25f680180f 100644
--- a/include/linux/export.h
+++ b/include/linux/export.h
@@ -190,8 +190,10 @@ struct kernel_symbol {
 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym)		_EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "")
 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)		_EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl")
 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE(sym)	_EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl_future")
-#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS(sym, ns)	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "", #ns)
-#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(sym, ns)	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl", #ns)
+#define _EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS(sym, ns)	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "", #ns)
+#define _EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(sym, ns)	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl", #ns)
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS(sym, ns)	_EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS(sym, ns)
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(sym, ns)	_EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(sym, ns)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS
 #define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(sym)	_EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_unused")