diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/topology.c b/arch/x86/kernel/topology.c
index 78cbb655aa79..e6757aaa202b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/topology.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/topology.c
@@ -57,11 +57,10 @@ void arch_unregister_cpu(int num)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(arch_unregister_cpu);
 #else
-int arch_register_cpu(int num)
+static int __init arch_register_cpu(int num)
 {
 	return register_cpu(&per_cpu(cpu_devices, num).cpu, num);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(arch_register_cpu);
 #endif /*CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU*/
 
 static int __init topology_init(void)
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/cpu.h b/include/asm-x86/cpu.h
index 85ece5f10e9e..73f2ea84fd74 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/cpu.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/cpu.h
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 struct x86_cpu {
 	struct cpu cpu;
 };
-extern int arch_register_cpu(int num);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU
+extern int arch_register_cpu(int num);
 extern void arch_unregister_cpu(int);
 #endif