diff --git a/include/linux/time.h b/include/linux/time.h
index 4cea09d9420803469a991cf7038864a92982b0c0..23f0f5ce30909d7349a354086980e2ca9988744c 100644
--- a/include/linux/time.h
+++ b/include/linux/time.h
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ extern int do_setitimer(int which, struct itimerval *value,
 			struct itimerval *ovalue);
 extern int do_getitimer(int which, struct itimerval *value);
 
-extern unsigned int alarm_setitimer(unsigned int seconds);
-
 extern long do_utimes(int dfd, const char __user *filename, struct timespec *times, int flags);
 
 struct tms;
diff --git a/kernel/time/itimer.c b/kernel/time/itimer.c
index 1d5c7204ddc97bce881431b399e58741961c6391..2b9f45bc955d1bf0963e1899647bcc2d53f8da03 100644
--- a/kernel/time/itimer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/itimer.c
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ int do_setitimer(int which, struct itimerval *value, struct itimerval *ovalue)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#ifdef __ARCH_WANT_SYS_ALARM
+
 /**
  * alarm_setitimer - set alarm in seconds
  *
@@ -250,7 +252,7 @@ int do_setitimer(int which, struct itimerval *value, struct itimerval *ovalue)
  * On 32 bit machines the seconds value is limited to (INT_MAX/2) to avoid
  * negative timeval settings which would cause immediate expiry.
  */
-unsigned int alarm_setitimer(unsigned int seconds)
+static unsigned int alarm_setitimer(unsigned int seconds)
 {
 	struct itimerval it_new, it_old;
 
@@ -275,6 +277,17 @@ unsigned int alarm_setitimer(unsigned int seconds)
 	return it_old.it_value.tv_sec;
 }
 
+/*
+ * For backwards compatibility?  This can be done in libc so Alpha
+ * and all newer ports shouldn't need it.
+ */
+SYSCALL_DEFINE1(alarm, unsigned int, seconds)
+{
+	return alarm_setitimer(seconds);
+}
+
+#endif
+
 SYSCALL_DEFINE3(setitimer, int, which, struct itimerval __user *, value,
 		struct itimerval __user *, ovalue)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/time/timer.c b/kernel/time/timer.c
index 88aab86a4594bf4f84eb1579f5dc4ff4d4d9fc86..42d27aa242b99715aefe77df37f0981153450915 100644
--- a/kernel/time/timer.c
+++ b/kernel/time/timer.c
@@ -1662,19 +1662,6 @@ void run_local_timers(void)
 	raise_softirq(TIMER_SOFTIRQ);
 }
 
-#ifdef __ARCH_WANT_SYS_ALARM
-
-/*
- * For backwards compatibility?  This can be done in libc so Alpha
- * and all newer ports shouldn't need it.
- */
-SYSCALL_DEFINE1(alarm, unsigned int, seconds)
-{
-	return alarm_setitimer(seconds);
-}
-
-#endif
-
 static void process_timeout(unsigned long __data)
 {
 	wake_up_process((struct task_struct *)__data);