diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c
index 0f1d5678d6e8..a4a838306b2c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/reboot.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static void native_machine_emergency_restart(void)
 	}
 }
 
-static void native_machine_shutdown(void)
+void native_machine_shutdown(void)
 {
 	/* Stop the cpus and apics */
 #ifdef CONFIG_SMP
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/reboot.h b/include/asm-x86/reboot.h
index 0891a41cd7e9..e63741f19392 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/reboot.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/reboot.h
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ extern struct machine_ops machine_ops;
 
 void machine_real_restart(unsigned char *code, int length);
 void native_machine_crash_shutdown(struct pt_regs *regs);
+void native_machine_shutdown(void);
 
 #endif	/* _ASM_REBOOT_H */