diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
index 4fe3d0c2e6bf..b11f9b08000b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ static int parse_insn(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_insn *insn,
 			goto out;
 		}
 
-		ret = check_chanlist(s, 1, &insn->chanspec);
+		ret = comedi_check_chanlist(s, 1, &insn->chanspec);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			ret = -EINVAL;
 			DPRINTK("bad chanspec\n");
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ static int do_cmd_ioctl(struct comedi_device *dev, void *arg, void *file)
 	}
 
 	/* make sure each element in channel/gain list is valid */
-	ret = check_chanlist(s, async->cmd.chanlist_len, async->cmd.chanlist);
+	ret = comedi_check_chanlist(s, async->cmd.chanlist_len, async->cmd.chanlist);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		DPRINTK("bad chanlist\n");
 		goto cleanup;
@@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ static int do_cmdtest_ioctl(struct comedi_device *dev, void *arg, void *file)
 		}
 
 		/* make sure each element in channel/gain list is valid */
-		ret = check_chanlist(s, user_cmd.chanlist_len, chanlist);
+		ret = comedi_check_chanlist(s, user_cmd.chanlist_len, chanlist);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			DPRINTK("bad chanlist\n");
 			goto cleanup;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_ksyms.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_ksyms.c
index cc0a399277cb..0ce231489a5a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_ksyms.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_ksyms.c
@@ -30,6 +30,3 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(comedi_pci_auto_config);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(comedi_pci_auto_unconfig);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(comedi_usb_auto_config);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(comedi_usb_auto_unconfig);
-
-/* for kcomedilib */
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(check_chanlist);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
index f5b0810f2258..5e4672751d42 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ enum subdevice_runflags {
  */
 
 int do_rangeinfo_ioctl(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_rangeinfo *arg);
-int check_chanlist(struct comedi_subdevice *s, int n, unsigned int *chanlist);
+int comedi_check_chanlist(struct comedi_subdevice *s, int n, unsigned int *chanlist);
 void comedi_set_subdevice_runflags(struct comedi_subdevice *s, unsigned mask,
 				   unsigned bits);
 unsigned comedi_get_subdevice_runflags(struct comedi_subdevice *s);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/kcomedilib/kcomedilib_main.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/kcomedilib/kcomedilib_main.c
index 288fef4fcbcc..2229b46e849c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/kcomedilib/kcomedilib_main.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/kcomedilib/kcomedilib_main.c
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ int comedi_do_insn(void *d, struct comedi_insn *insn)
 
 		/* XXX check lock */
 
-		ret = check_chanlist(s, 1, &insn->chanspec);
+		ret = comedi_check_chanlist(s, 1, &insn->chanspec);
 		if (ret < 0) {
 			printk("bad chanspec\n");
 			ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/range.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/range.c
index b5644cad2603..6b03a69762a4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/range.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/range.c
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ static int aref_invalid(struct comedi_subdevice *s, unsigned int chanspec)
    This function checks each element in a channel/gain list to make
    make sure it is valid.
 */
-int check_chanlist(struct comedi_subdevice *s, int n, unsigned int *chanlist)
+int comedi_check_chanlist(struct comedi_subdevice *s, int n,
+			  unsigned int *chanlist)
 {
 	int i;
 	int chan;
@@ -160,3 +161,4 @@ int check_chanlist(struct comedi_subdevice *s, int n, unsigned int *chanlist)
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(comedi_check_chanlist);