diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
index b67fb0dc7a7b..7d85f57f584b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static void comedi_set_subdevice_runflags(struct comedi_subdevice *s,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&s->spin_lock, flags);
 }
 
-unsigned comedi_get_subdevice_runflags(struct comedi_subdevice *s)
+static unsigned comedi_get_subdevice_runflags(struct comedi_subdevice *s)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned runflags;
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ unsigned comedi_get_subdevice_runflags(struct comedi_subdevice *s)
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&s->spin_lock, flags);
 	return runflags;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(comedi_get_subdevice_runflags);
 
 bool comedi_is_subdevice_running(struct comedi_subdevice *s)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
index 791030d2d8b4..5127dc28d6f6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedidev.h
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ bool comedi_is_subdevice_running(struct comedi_subdevice *s);
 int comedi_check_chanlist(struct comedi_subdevice *s,
 			  int n,
 			  unsigned int *chanlist);
-unsigned comedi_get_subdevice_runflags(struct comedi_subdevice *s);
 
 /* range stuff */