1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
index 27f96d5b7680..e02b3aab56ce 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_scan.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(max_luns,
 #define SCSI_SCAN_TYPE_DEFAULT "sync"
 #endif
 
-static char scsi_scan_type[6] = SCSI_SCAN_TYPE_DEFAULT;
+char scsi_scan_type[6] = SCSI_SCAN_TYPE_DEFAULT;
 
 module_param_string(scan, scsi_scan_type, sizeof(scsi_scan_type), S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(scan, "sync, async or none");