diff --git a/drivers/base/node.c b/drivers/base/node.c
index 4282e82d9f26..fffed4c96bb3 100644
--- a/drivers/base/node.c
+++ b/drivers/base/node.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ static void node_device_release(struct device *dev)
  *
  * Initialize and register the node device.
  */
-int register_node(struct node *node, int num, struct node *parent)
+static int register_node(struct node *node, int num, struct node *parent)
 {
 	int error;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/node.h b/include/linux/node.h
index 10316f1c68a9..2115ad5d6f19 100644
--- a/include/linux/node.h
+++ b/include/linux/node.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ struct memory_block;
 extern struct node *node_devices[];
 typedef  void (*node_registration_func_t)(struct node *);
 
-extern int register_node(struct node *, int, struct node *);
 extern void unregister_node(struct node *node);
 #ifdef CONFIG_NUMA
 extern int register_one_node(int nid);