diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
index fe5c88ba977ef378b383c79ad7e83327189c0690..ce76702af1ee2086b4f2fbb7e6a1d71248737ec6 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libata-core.c
@@ -2616,7 +2616,7 @@ void ata_port_probe(struct ata_port *ap)
  *	LOCKING:
  *	None.
  */
-void sata_print_link_status(struct ata_link *link)
+static void sata_print_link_status(struct ata_link *link)
 {
 	u32 sstatus, scontrol, tmp;
 
@@ -6208,7 +6208,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_host_detach);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_sg_init);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_qc_complete);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_qc_complete_multiple);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sata_print_link_status);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(atapi_cmd_type);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_tf_to_fis);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ata_tf_from_fis);
diff --git a/include/linux/libata.h b/include/linux/libata.h
index 07ed56f7a767bfda737db92a1b21318cb2a4f033..395a523d8c30c157985a48789016efea659c1196 100644
--- a/include/linux/libata.h
+++ b/include/linux/libata.h
@@ -847,7 +847,6 @@ static inline int ata_port_is_dummy(struct ata_port *ap)
 	return ap->ops == &ata_dummy_port_ops;
 }
 
-extern void sata_print_link_status(struct ata_link *link);
 extern void ata_port_probe(struct ata_port *);
 extern int sata_set_spd(struct ata_link *link);
 extern int ata_std_prereset(struct ata_link *link, unsigned long deadline);