diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/mvme16xhw.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/mvme16xhw.h
index 6117f56653d28d3c14bcbee597a552b18cf6cecd..87fa84ad252ea15580c89112c87581a3070e1b51 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/mvme16xhw.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/mvme16xhw.h
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 
 /* Note, bytes 12 and 13 are board no in BCD (0162,0166,0167,0177,etc) */
 
-extern long mvme_bdid_ptr;
-
 typedef struct {
 	char	bdid[4];
 	u_char	rev, mth, day, yr;