diff --git a/kernel/kexec_core.c b/kernel/kexec_core.c
index 786ab85a545242aee5ebbcde2380aacceb7f0ace..5616755895119bef0d69066c4c33f60ffa3afcc8 100644
--- a/kernel/kexec_core.c
+++ b/kernel/kexec_core.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ size_t vmcoreinfo_max_size = sizeof(vmcoreinfo_data);
 
 /* Flag to indicate we are going to kexec a new kernel */
 bool kexec_in_progress = false;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kexec_in_progress);
 
 
 /* Location of the reserved area for the crash kernel */