diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c b/drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c
index 756a4bfa6a69..3e4e0b20b4bb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/tty_ldisc.c
@@ -812,7 +812,6 @@ void tty_ldisc_release(struct tty_struct *tty)
 
 	tty_ldisc_debug(tty, "released\n");
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tty_ldisc_release);
 
 /**
  *	tty_ldisc_init		-	ldisc setup for new tty