diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64.h
index 1b68d24dc6a0..95ac911b1a30 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64.h
@@ -168,8 +168,6 @@ static inline void native_pgd_clear(pgd_t *pgd)
 	native_set_pgd(pgd, native_make_pgd(0));
 }
 
-extern void sync_global_pgds(unsigned long start, unsigned long end);
-
 /*
  * Conversion functions: convert a page and protection to a page entry,
  * and a page entry and page directory to the page they refer to.
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
index e0cd2dfd333d..e65b96f381a7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ static void sync_global_pgds_l4(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
  * When memory was added make sure all the processes MM have
  * suitable PGD entries in the local PGD level page.
  */
-void sync_global_pgds(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
+static void sync_global_pgds(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 {
 	if (pgtable_l5_enabled())
 		sync_global_pgds_l5(start, end);