diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index e8c42d6a7d1c..de86a5582224 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static struct phy_device* phy_device_create(struct mii_bus *bus,
  * Description: Reads the ID registers of the PHY at @addr on the
  *   @bus, stores it in @phy_id and returns zero on success.
  */
-int get_phy_id(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 *phy_id)
+static int get_phy_id(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 *phy_id)
 {
 	int phy_reg;
 
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ int get_phy_id(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 *phy_id)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(get_phy_id);
 
 /**
  * get_phy_device - reads the specified PHY device and returns its @phy_device struct
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index f092032f1c98..c291cae8ce32 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -480,7 +480,6 @@ static inline int phy_write(struct phy_device *phydev, u32 regnum, u16 val)
 	return mdiobus_write(phydev->bus, phydev->addr, regnum, val);
 }
 
-int get_phy_id(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr, u32 *phy_id);
 struct phy_device* get_phy_device(struct mii_bus *bus, int addr);
 int phy_device_register(struct phy_device *phy);
 int phy_init_hw(struct phy_device *phydev);