diff --git a/include/linux/export.h b/include/linux/export.h
index 088a380121a5..6c1f15e834dc 100644
--- a/include/linux/export.h
+++ b/include/linux/export.h
@@ -162,8 +162,10 @@ struct kernel_symbol {
 
 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym)		_EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "")
 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)		_EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl")
-#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)
 
 #endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */