diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/uncompress.h b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/uncompress.h
index 4864b0a..d85e2d1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/uncompress.h
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-mxc/include/mach/uncompress.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/mach-types.h>
 
-static unsigned long uart_base;
+unsigned long uart_base;
 
 #define UART(x) (*(volatile unsigned long *)(uart_base + (x)))