diff --git a/include/linux/vmalloc.h b/include/linux/vmalloc.h
index dee88c6b6fa7..ce5f1482e6be 100644
--- a/include/linux/vmalloc.h
+++ b/include/linux/vmalloc.h
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ extern struct vm_struct *__get_vm_area(unsigned long size, unsigned long flags,
 extern struct vm_struct *get_vm_area_node(unsigned long size,
 					unsigned long flags, int node);
 extern struct vm_struct *remove_vm_area(void *addr);
-extern struct vm_struct *__remove_vm_area(void *addr);
 extern int map_vm_area(struct vm_struct *area, pgprot_t prot,
 			struct page ***pages);
 extern void unmap_vm_area(struct vm_struct *area);
diff --git a/mm/vmalloc.c b/mm/vmalloc.c
index 659ec634856a..1ac191ce5641 100644
--- a/mm/vmalloc.c
+++ b/mm/vmalloc.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static struct vm_struct *__find_vm_area(void *addr)
 }
 
 /* Caller must hold vmlist_lock */
-struct vm_struct *__remove_vm_area(void *addr)
+static struct vm_struct *__remove_vm_area(void *addr)
 {
 	struct vm_struct **p, *tmp;