diff --git a/arch/i386/mach-visws/setup.c b/arch/i386/mach-visws/setup.c
index 8a9e1a6f745d..11e83a0e1d62 100644
--- a/arch/i386/mach-visws/setup.c
+++ b/arch/i386/mach-visws/setup.c
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ void __init time_init_hook(void)
 
 #define MB (1024 * 1024)
 
-static unsigned long sgivwfb_mem_phys;
-static unsigned long sgivwfb_mem_size;
+unsigned long sgivwfb_mem_phys;
+unsigned long sgivwfb_mem_size;
 
 long long mem_size __initdata = 0;
 
diff --git a/drivers/video/sgivwfb.c b/drivers/video/sgivwfb.c
index 2e6df1fcb2b9..c0cc5e3ba7b5 100644
--- a/drivers/video/sgivwfb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/sgivwfb.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/mtrr.h>
 
+#include <setup_arch.h>
+
 #define INCLUDE_TIMING_TABLE_DATA
 #define DBE_REG_BASE par->regs
 #include <video/sgivw.h>
@@ -42,10 +44,6 @@ struct sgivw_par {
  *  The default can be overridden if the driver is compiled as a module
  */
 
-/* set by arch/i386/kernel/setup.c */
-extern unsigned long sgivwfb_mem_phys;
-extern unsigned long sgivwfb_mem_size;
-
 static int ypan = 0;
 static int ywrap = 0;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/mach-visws/setup_arch.h b/include/asm-i386/mach-visws/setup_arch.h
index b92d6d9a4d3c..33f700ef6831 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/mach-visws/setup_arch.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/mach-visws/setup_arch.h
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 /* Hook to call BIOS initialisation function */
 
+extern unsigned long sgivwfb_mem_phys;
+extern unsigned long sgivwfb_mem_size;
+
 /* no action for visws */
 
 #define ARCH_SETUP