diff --git a/include/linux/swiotlb.h b/include/linux/swiotlb.h
index 7ed35dd3de6e..bdc58a0e20b1 100644
--- a/include/linux/swiotlb.h
+++ b/include/linux/swiotlb.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ dma_addr_t swiotlb_map(struct device *dev, phys_addr_t phys,
 		size_t size, enum dma_data_direction dir, unsigned long attrs);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SWIOTLB
-extern enum swiotlb_force swiotlb_force;
 
 /**
  * struct io_tlb_mem - IO TLB Memory Pool Descriptor