diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c.h
index 0f0556526ba9..7f9369a3b378 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1c/atl1c.h
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ struct atl1c_adapter {
 extern char atl1c_driver_name[];
 extern char atl1c_driver_version[];
 
-extern void atl1c_reinit_locked(struct atl1c_adapter *adapter);
-extern s32 atl1c_reset_hw(struct atl1c_hw *hw);
-extern void atl1c_set_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *netdev);
+void atl1c_reinit_locked(struct atl1c_adapter *adapter);
+s32 atl1c_reset_hw(struct atl1c_hw *hw);
+void atl1c_set_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *netdev);
 #endif /* _ATL1C_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e.h
index b5fd934585e9..1b0fe2d04a0e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atl1e/atl1e.h
@@ -499,10 +499,10 @@ struct atl1e_adapter {
 extern char atl1e_driver_name[];
 extern char atl1e_driver_version[];
 
-extern void atl1e_check_options(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter);
-extern int atl1e_up(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter);
-extern void atl1e_down(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter);
-extern void atl1e_reinit_locked(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter);
-extern s32 atl1e_reset_hw(struct atl1e_hw *hw);
-extern void atl1e_set_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *netdev);
+void atl1e_check_options(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter);
+int atl1e_up(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter);
+void atl1e_down(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter);
+void atl1e_reinit_locked(struct atl1e_adapter *adapter);
+s32 atl1e_reset_hw(struct atl1e_hw *hw);
+void atl1e_set_ethtool_ops(struct net_device *netdev);
 #endif /* _ATL1_E_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.h
index 3ebe19f7242b..2f27d4c4c3ad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include "atlx.h"
 
 #ifdef ETHTOOL_OPS_COMPAT
-extern int ethtool_ioctl(struct ifreq *ifr);
+int ethtool_ioctl(struct ifreq *ifr);
 #endif
 
 #define PCI_COMMAND_REGISTER	PCI_COMMAND