diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c b/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c
index 3d4b2f3d116a..261796ff83c3 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int apic_verbosity;
 
 static void apic_pm_activate(void);
 
-int modern_apic(void)
+static int modern_apic(void)
 {
 	unsigned int lvr, version;
 	/* AMD systems use old APIC versions, so check the CPU */
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/apic.h b/include/asm-i386/apic.h
index cc9b940fb7e8..1d8362cb2c5d 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/apic.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/apic.h
@@ -138,8 +138,6 @@ void switch_ipi_to_APIC_timer(void *cpumask);
 
 extern int timer_over_8254;
 
-extern int modern_apic(void);
-
 #else /* !CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC */
 static inline void lapic_shutdown(void) { }