diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-bitbang.c b/drivers/spi/spi-bitbang.c
index a63d7da3bfe2..495ce0a51d2f 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-bitbang.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-bitbang.c
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ static void bitbang_work(struct work_struct *work)
 /**
  * spi_bitbang_transfer - default submit to transfer queue
  */
-int spi_bitbang_transfer(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *m)
+static int spi_bitbang_transfer(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *m)
 {
 	struct spi_bitbang	*bitbang;
 	unsigned long		flags;
@@ -398,7 +398,6 @@ int spi_bitbang_transfer(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *m)
 
 	return status;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(spi_bitbang_transfer);
 
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
diff --git a/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h b/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h
index f987a2bee16a..b5aa215493f6 100644
--- a/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h
+++ b/include/linux/spi/spi_bitbang.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ struct spi_bitbang {
  */
 extern int spi_bitbang_setup(struct spi_device *spi);
 extern void spi_bitbang_cleanup(struct spi_device *spi);
-extern int spi_bitbang_transfer(struct spi_device *spi, struct spi_message *m);
 extern int spi_bitbang_setup_transfer(struct spi_device *spi,
 				      struct spi_transfer *t);