diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_dcb.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_dcb.h
index d3c654b9989b..80c6627fe981 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_dcb.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_dcb.h
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ static inline __u8 bitswap_1(unsigned char val)
 	       ((val & 0x02) << 5) |
 	       ((val & 0x01) << 7);
 }
+
+extern const char * const dcb_ver_array[];
+
 #define CXGB4_DCB_ENABLED true
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_CHELSIO_T4_DCB */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_debugfs.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_debugfs.c
index 828499256004..b477b8842905 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_debugfs.c
@@ -2379,7 +2379,6 @@ static const struct file_operations rss_vf_config_debugfs_fops = {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CHELSIO_T4_DCB
-extern char *dcb_ver_array[];
 
 /* Data Center Briging information for each port.
  */