diff --git a/fs/ioctl.c b/fs/ioctl.c
index 479c1038ed4a4f7d3354e5939f6eae6a910e1d4f..c2a773e8620bdd307db7ce16d074f5b4ada2b5b1 100644
--- a/fs/ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/ioctl.c
@@ -174,11 +174,3 @@ asmlinkage long sys_ioctl(unsigned int fd, unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
  out:
 	return error;
 }
-
-/*
- * Platforms implementing 32 bit compatibility ioctl handlers in
- * modules need this exported
- */
-#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(sys_ioctl);
-#endif