diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/setup.c b/arch/mips/dec/setup.c
index eaad0ed4b523..a8a30bb1dee8 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/setup.c
@@ -117,21 +117,21 @@ static void __init dec_be_init(void)
 {
 	switch (mips_machtype) {
 	case MACH_DS23100:	/* DS2100/DS3100 Pmin/Pmax */
-		board_be_handler = dec_kn01_be_handler;
+		mips_set_be_handler(dec_kn01_be_handler);
 		busirq_handler = dec_kn01_be_interrupt;
 		busirq_flags |= IRQF_SHARED;
 		dec_kn01_be_init();
 		break;
 	case MACH_DS5000_1XX:	/* DS5000/1xx 3min */
 	case MACH_DS5000_XX:	/* DS5000/xx Maxine */
-		board_be_handler = dec_kn02xa_be_handler;
+		mips_set_be_handler(dec_kn02xa_be_handler);
 		busirq_handler = dec_kn02xa_be_interrupt;
 		dec_kn02xa_be_init();
 		break;
 	case MACH_DS5000_200:	/* DS5000/200 3max */
 	case MACH_DS5000_2X0:	/* DS5000/240 3max+ */
 	case MACH_DS5900:	/* DS5900 bigmax */
-		board_be_handler = dec_ecc_be_handler;
+		mips_set_be_handler(dec_ecc_be_handler);
 		busirq_handler = dec_ecc_be_interrupt;
 		dec_ecc_be_init();
 		break;
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/traps.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/traps.h
index b710e76c9c65..15cde638b407 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/traps.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/traps.h
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 #define MIPS_BE_FATAL	2		/* treat as an unrecoverable error */
 
 extern void (*board_be_init)(void);
-extern int (*board_be_handler)(struct pt_regs *regs, int is_fixup);
+void mips_set_be_handler(int (*handler)(struct pt_regs *reg, int is_fixup));
 
 extern void (*board_nmi_handler_setup)(void);
 extern void (*board_ejtag_handler_setup)(void);
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
index 6f07362de5ce..d26b0fb8ea06 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/traps.c
@@ -103,13 +103,19 @@ extern asmlinkage void handle_reserved(void);
 extern void tlb_do_page_fault_0(void);
 
 void (*board_be_init)(void);
-int (*board_be_handler)(struct pt_regs *regs, int is_fixup);
+static int (*board_be_handler)(struct pt_regs *regs, int is_fixup);
 void (*board_nmi_handler_setup)(void);
 void (*board_ejtag_handler_setup)(void);
 void (*board_bind_eic_interrupt)(int irq, int regset);
 void (*board_ebase_setup)(void);
 void(*board_cache_error_setup)(void);
 
+void mips_set_be_handler(int (*handler)(struct pt_regs *regs, int is_fixup))
+{
+	board_be_handler = handler;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mips_set_be_handler);
+
 static void show_raw_backtrace(unsigned long reg29, const char *loglvl,
 			       bool user)
 {
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-berr.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-berr.c
index dc0110a607a5..afe8a61078e4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-berr.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip22-berr.c
@@ -112,5 +112,5 @@ static int ip22_be_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, int is_fixup)
 
 void __init ip22_be_init(void)
 {
-	board_be_handler = ip22_be_handler;
+	mips_set_be_handler(ip22_be_handler);
 }
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip28-berr.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip28-berr.c
index c61362d9ea95..16ca470deb80 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip28-berr.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip22/ip28-berr.c
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static int ip28_be_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, int is_fixup)
 
 void __init ip22_be_init(void)
 {
-	board_be_handler = ip28_be_handler;
+	mips_set_be_handler(ip28_be_handler);
 }
 
 int ip28_show_be_info(struct seq_file *m)
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip27/ip27-berr.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip27/ip27-berr.c
index 5a38ae6bdfa9..923a63a51cda 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip27/ip27-berr.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip27/ip27-berr.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void __init ip27_be_init(void)
 	int cpu = LOCAL_HUB_L(PI_CPU_NUM);
 	int cpuoff = cpu << 8;
 
-	board_be_handler = ip27_be_handler;
+	mips_set_be_handler(ip27_be_handler);
 
 	LOCAL_HUB_S(PI_ERR_INT_PEND,
 		    cpu ? PI_ERR_CLEAR_ALL_B : PI_ERR_CLEAR_ALL_A);
diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-berr.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-berr.c
index c860f95ab7ed..478b63b4c808 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-berr.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-berr.c
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ static int ip32_be_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, int is_fixup)
 
 void __init ip32_be_init(void)
 {
-	board_be_handler = ip32_be_handler;
+	mips_set_be_handler(ip32_be_handler);
 }
diff --git a/arch/mips/sibyte/swarm/setup.c b/arch/mips/sibyte/swarm/setup.c
index f07b15dd1c1a..72a31eeeebba 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sibyte/swarm/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sibyte/swarm/setup.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void __init plat_mem_setup(void)
 #error invalid SiByte board configuration
 #endif
 
-	board_be_handler = swarm_be_handler;
+	mips_set_be_handler(swarm_be_handler);
 
 	if (xicor_probe())
 		swarm_rtc_type = RTC_XICOR;
diff --git a/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4927.c b/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4927.c
index 46e9c4101386..63f9725b2eb0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4927.c
+++ b/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4927.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int tx4927_be_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, int is_fixup)
 }
 static void __init tx4927_be_init(void)
 {
-	board_be_handler = tx4927_be_handler;
+	mips_set_be_handler(tx4927_be_handler);
 }
 
 static struct resource tx4927_sdram_resource[4];
diff --git a/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4938.c b/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4938.c
index 17395d5d15ca..ba646548c5f6 100644
--- a/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4938.c
+++ b/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4938.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static int tx4938_be_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, int is_fixup)
 }
 static void __init tx4938_be_init(void)
 {
-	board_be_handler = tx4938_be_handler;
+	mips_set_be_handler(tx4938_be_handler);
 }
 
 static struct resource tx4938_sdram_resource[4];
diff --git a/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4939.c b/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4939.c
index bf8a3cdababf..f5f59b7401a3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4939.c
+++ b/arch/mips/txx9/generic/setup_tx4939.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static int tx4939_be_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, int is_fixup)
 }
 static void __init tx4939_be_init(void)
 {
-	board_be_handler = tx4939_be_handler;
+	mips_set_be_handler(tx4939_be_handler);
 }
 
 static struct resource tx4939_sdram_resource[4];
diff --git a/drivers/bus/brcmstb_gisb.c b/drivers/bus/brcmstb_gisb.c
index 4c2f7d61cb9b..183d5cc37d42 100644
--- a/drivers/bus/brcmstb_gisb.c
+++ b/drivers/bus/brcmstb_gisb.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static int __init brcmstb_gisb_arb_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	list_add_tail(&gdev->next, &brcmstb_gisb_arb_device_list);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MIPS
-	board_be_handler = brcmstb_bus_error_handler;
+	mips_set_be_handler(brcmstb_bus_error_handler);
 #endif
 
 	if (list_is_singular(&brcmstb_gisb_arb_device_list)) {
