diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/hpet.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/hpet.h
index b18df579c0e99b..36f7125945e3e2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/hpet.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/hpet.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 /* hpet memory map physical address */
 extern unsigned long hpet_address;
 extern unsigned long force_hpet_address;
+extern int boot_hpet_disable;
 extern u8 hpet_blockid;
 extern int hpet_force_user;
 extern u8 hpet_msi_disable;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
index 8d80ae0116039b..4177bfbc80b0d4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/hpet.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static inline void hpet_clear_mapping(void)
 /*
  * HPET command line enable / disable
  */
-static int boot_hpet_disable;
+int boot_hpet_disable;
 int hpet_force_user;
 static int hpet_verbose;