diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
index 8d50df4526a4..c01615dec202 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-io.c
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/bitops.h>
 
-int __ide_end_request(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq, int uptodate,
-		      int nr_sectors)
+static int __ide_end_request(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq,
+			     int uptodate, int nr_sectors)
 {
 	int ret = 1;
 
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ int __ide_end_request(ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq, int uptodate,
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(__ide_end_request);
 
 /**
  *	ide_end_request		-	complete an IDE I/O
diff --git a/include/linux/ide.h b/include/linux/ide.h
index 274d15287181..a7fc4cc79b23 100644
--- a/include/linux/ide.h
+++ b/include/linux/ide.h
@@ -1005,7 +1005,6 @@ extern	ide_hwif_t	ide_hwifs[];		/* master data repository */
 extern int noautodma;
 
 extern int ide_end_request (ide_drive_t *drive, int uptodate, int nrsecs);
-extern int __ide_end_request (ide_drive_t *drive, struct request *rq, int uptodate, int nrsecs);
 
 /*
  * This is used on exit from the driver to designate the next irq handler