diff --git a/scst/include/scst.h b/scst/include/scst.h
index 54644507e..515814ffd 100644
--- a/scst/include/scst.h
+++ b/scst/include/scst.h
@@ -4749,6 +4749,9 @@ int scst_read_file_transactional(const char *name, const char *name1,
 int scst_write_file_transactional(const char *name, const char *name1,
 	const char *signature, int signature_len, const uint8_t *buf, int size);
 
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 39)
+void scst_path_put(struct nameidata *nd);
+#endif
 int scst_remove_file(const char *name);
 
 #endif /* __SCST_H */
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_lib.c b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
index 5da420247..6cf607427 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_lib.c
+++ b/scst/src/scst_lib.c
@@ -9771,6 +9771,7 @@ void scst_path_put(struct nameidata *nd)
 	path_put(&nd->path);
 #endif
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(scst_path_put);
 #endif
 
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 29)
diff --git a/scst/src/scst_priv.h b/scst/src/scst_priv.h
index 9f5a3c6ed..7df673ee8 100644
--- a/scst/src/scst_priv.h
+++ b/scst/src/scst_priv.h
@@ -772,10 +772,6 @@ void scst_vfs_unlink_and_put(struct nameidata *nd);
 void scst_vfs_unlink_and_put(struct path *path);
 #endif
 
-#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 39)
-void scst_path_put(struct nameidata *nd);
-#endif
-
 #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 29)
 int scst_vfs_fsync(struct file *file, loff_t loff, loff_t len);
 #endif