diff --git a/fs/debugfs/file.c b/fs/debugfs/file.c
index a941d73251b0..edd6aafbfbaa 100644
--- a/fs/debugfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/debugfs/file.c
@@ -1047,7 +1047,6 @@ ssize_t debugfs_read_file_str(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_create_str);
 
 static ssize_t debugfs_write_file_str(struct file *file, const char __user *user_buf,
 				      size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
@@ -1142,6 +1141,7 @@ void debugfs_create_str(const char *name, umode_t mode,
 	debugfs_create_mode_unsafe(name, mode, parent, value, &fops_str,
 				   &fops_str_ro, &fops_str_wo);
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(debugfs_create_str);
 
 static ssize_t read_file_blob(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
 			      size_t count, loff_t *ppos)