diff --git a/fs/jbd/recovery.c b/fs/jbd/recovery.c
index 445eed6ce5dc..11563fe2a52b 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/recovery.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/recovery.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static int scan_revoke_records(journal_t *, struct buffer_head *,
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 /* Release readahead buffers after use */
-void journal_brelse_array(struct buffer_head *b[], int n)
+static void journal_brelse_array(struct buffer_head *b[], int n)
 {
 	while (--n >= 0)
 		brelse (b[n]);
diff --git a/include/linux/jbd.h b/include/linux/jbd.h
index a6d9daa38c6d..fe89444b1c6f 100644
--- a/include/linux/jbd.h
+++ b/include/linux/jbd.h
@@ -977,7 +977,6 @@ extern void	   journal_write_revoke_records(journal_t *, transaction_t *);
 extern int	journal_set_revoke(journal_t *, unsigned long, tid_t);
 extern int	journal_test_revoke(journal_t *, unsigned long, tid_t);
 extern void	journal_clear_revoke(journal_t *);
-extern void	journal_brelse_array(struct buffer_head *b[], int n);
 extern void	journal_switch_revoke_table(journal_t *journal);
 
 /*