diff --git a/block/genhd.c b/block/genhd.c
index 5a8d3bf..8d73395 100644
--- a/block/genhd.c
+++ b/block/genhd.c
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/buffer_head.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 
-static struct subsystem block_subsys;
-
+struct subsystem block_subsys;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(block_subsys_lock);
 
 /*
@@ -511,9 +510,7 @@
 	.uevent		= block_uevent,
 };
 
-/* declare block_subsys. */
-static decl_subsys(block, &ktype_block, &block_uevent_ops);
-
+decl_subsys(block, &ktype_block, &block_uevent_ops);
 
 /*
  * aggregate disk stat collector.  Uses the same stats that the sysfs