diff --git a/include/linux/timex.h b/include/linux/timex.h
index 7a082b32d8e13ac98fe5b04b962f2f44a4f9ecc7..e2de51eedf05ed7a880a8c9728f907cfdb97656d 100644
--- a/include/linux/timex.h
+++ b/include/linux/timex.h
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ extern int tickadj;			/* amount of adjustment per tick */
  * phase-lock loop variables
  */
 extern int time_status;		/* clock synchronization status bits */
-extern long time_adjust;	/* The amount of adjtime left */
 
 extern void ntp_init(void);
 extern void ntp_clear(void);
diff --git a/kernel/time/ntp.c b/kernel/time/ntp.c
index 7c0f180d6e9d59053740fed37d39ae5374cb3720..c63116863a80294c7ce1545b2089efe1d43258d0 100644
--- a/kernel/time/ntp.c
+++ b/kernel/time/ntp.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static s64			time_freq;
 /* time at last adjustment (secs):					*/
 static long			time_reftime;
 
-long				time_adjust;
+static long			time_adjust;
 
 /* constant (boot-param configurable) NTP tick adjustment (upscaled)	*/
 static s64			ntp_tick_adj;