diff --git a/cpu/i386/interrupts.c b/cpu/i386/interrupts.c
index f6dbccac5707d80087aa542780a51a3ea5cfca79..ba9e89df26117d8b57cf767b1ecf34f7820ae555 100644
--- a/cpu/i386/interrupts.c
+++ b/cpu/i386/interrupts.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/i8259.h>
 #include <asm/ibmpc.h>
+#include <asm/interrupt.h>
 
 
 struct idt_entry {
@@ -376,7 +377,7 @@ asm ("idt_ptr:\n"
 	".long	idt\n"	 /* offset */
 	".word	0x18\n");/* data segment */
 
-static void set_vector(int intnum, void *routine)
+void set_vector(int intnum, void *routine)
 {
 	idt[intnum].base_high = (u16)((u32)(routine)>>16);
 	idt[intnum].base_low = (u16)((u32)(routine)&0xffff);
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/interrupt.h b/include/asm-i386/interrupt.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..315b4001ca560439606366c9c62f7b6b90f6e74e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/asm-i386/interrupt.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*
+ * (C) Copyright 2008
+ * Graeme Russ, graeme.russ@gmail.com
+ *
+ * See file CREDITS for list of people who contributed to this
+ * project.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
+ * MA 02111-1307 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef __ASM_INTERRUPT_H_
+#define __ASM_INTERRUPT_H_ 1
+
+void set_vector(int intnum, void *routine);
+
+#endif