diff --git a/fs/jbd/transaction.c b/fs/jbd/transaction.c
index 4f82bcd63e48..d38e0d575e48 100644
--- a/fs/jbd/transaction.c
+++ b/fs/jbd/transaction.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/highmem.h>
 
+static void __journal_temp_unlink_buffer(struct journal_head *jh);
+
 /*
  * get_transaction: obtain a new transaction_t object.
  *
@@ -1499,7 +1501,7 @@ __blist_del_buffer(struct journal_head **list, struct journal_head *jh)
  *
  * Called under j_list_lock.  The journal may not be locked.
  */
-void __journal_temp_unlink_buffer(struct journal_head *jh)
+static void __journal_temp_unlink_buffer(struct journal_head *jh)
 {
 	struct journal_head **list = NULL;
 	transaction_t *transaction;
diff --git a/include/linux/jbd.h b/include/linux/jbd.h
index dacd566c9f6c..452737551260 100644
--- a/include/linux/jbd.h
+++ b/include/linux/jbd.h
@@ -839,7 +839,6 @@ struct journal_s
  */
 
 /* Filing buffers */
-extern void __journal_temp_unlink_buffer(struct journal_head *jh);
 extern void journal_unfile_buffer(journal_t *, struct journal_head *);
 extern void __journal_unfile_buffer(struct journal_head *);
 extern void __journal_refile_buffer(struct journal_head *);