diff --git a/arch/sparc64/kernel/ioctl32.c b/arch/sparc64/kernel/ioctl32.c
index e6a00325075ac2d44df6b59a3087711a18d1fe04..0e587d6de319900bbbc34a57561a2400fe86cf0d 100644
--- a/arch/sparc64/kernel/ioctl32.c
+++ b/arch/sparc64/kernel/ioctl32.c
@@ -27,17 +27,6 @@
  */
 #define A(__x) compat_ptr(__x)
 
-static __inline__ void *alloc_user_space(long len)
-{
-	struct pt_regs *regs = current_thread_info()->kregs;
-	unsigned long usp = regs->u_regs[UREG_I6];
-
-	if (!(test_thread_flag(TIF_32BIT)))
-		usp += STACK_BIAS;
-
-	return (void *) (usp - len);
-}
-
 #define CODE
 #include "compat_ioctl.c"