diff --git a/arch/ia64/mm/discontig.c b/arch/ia64/mm/discontig.c
index 5628067..0b56739 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/mm/discontig.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/mm/discontig.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 static struct early_node_data mem_data[MAX_NUMNODES] __initdata;
 static nodemask_t memory_less_mask __initdata;
 
-static pg_data_t *pgdat_list[MAX_NUMNODES];
+pg_data_t *pgdat_list[MAX_NUMNODES];
 
 /*
  * To prevent cache aliasing effects, align per-node structures so that they