diff --git a/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/cpld.c b/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/cpld.c
index 27365f9bc0b035a6b894e2317dd7da4d6385b001..c6370d3d637f9d26884086db5e4ddc3ff7e9a80a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/cpld.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/sbe-2t3e3/cpld.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ void cpld_select_panel(struct channel *sc, u32 panel)
 }
 
 
-extern void cpld_set_clock(struct channel *sc, u32 mode)
+void cpld_set_clock(struct channel *sc, u32 mode)
 {
 	if (sc->p.clock_source == mode)
 		return;