diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/vitesse.c b/drivers/net/phy/vitesse.c
index 2585c383e623550e5142288e898812ba6aadd27c..3492b53912731eae9407fe6dbb15468d35429263 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/vitesse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/vitesse.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Vitesse PHY driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Kriston Carson");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
-int vsc824x_add_skew(struct phy_device *phydev)
+static int vsc824x_add_skew(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	int err;
 	int extcon;
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ int vsc824x_add_skew(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 	return err;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vsc824x_add_skew);
 
 static int vsc824x_config_init(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {