diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 379090fadac9a1652aa9f095db2bf6ef49ddc763..aa061ef176266f21e7b697bb0423a60f7e22788e 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(system_state);
 extern void time_init(void);
 /* Default late time init is NULL. archs can override this later. */
 void (*__initdata late_time_init)(void);
-extern void softirq_init(void);
 
 /* Untouched command line saved by arch-specific code. */
 char __initdata boot_command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE];