diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/gl861.h b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/gl861.h
index df97fcf504a7324acc6e14a77eb63aeaf2873aea..72a51afd5ee3abbf77b3e70e5009ca1b84916b72 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/gl861.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/dvb-usb/gl861.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #define DVB_USB_LOG_PREFIX "gl861"
 #include "dvb-usb.h"
 
-extern int dvb_usb_gl861_debug;
 #define deb_rc(args...)   dprintk(dvb_usb_gl861_debug,0x01,args)
 
 #define GL861_WRITE		0x40