diff --git a/fs/posix_acl.c b/fs/posix_acl.c
index bc6736d6078638..db1fb0f5d9ff4e 100644
--- a/fs/posix_acl.c
+++ b/fs/posix_acl.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/user_namespace.h>
 
-struct posix_acl **acl_by_type(struct inode *inode, int type)
+static struct posix_acl **acl_by_type(struct inode *inode, int type)
 {
 	switch (type) {
 	case ACL_TYPE_ACCESS:
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ struct posix_acl **acl_by_type(struct inode *inode, int type)
 		BUG();
 	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(acl_by_type);
 
 struct posix_acl *get_cached_acl(struct inode *inode, int type)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/posix_acl.h b/include/linux/posix_acl.h
index 3e96a6a7610338..5b5a80cc592658 100644
--- a/include/linux/posix_acl.h
+++ b/include/linux/posix_acl.h
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ extern int posix_acl_create(struct inode *, umode_t *, struct posix_acl **,
 extern int simple_set_acl(struct inode *, struct posix_acl *, int);
 extern int simple_acl_create(struct inode *, struct inode *);
 
-struct posix_acl **acl_by_type(struct inode *inode, int type);
 struct posix_acl *get_cached_acl(struct inode *inode, int type);
 struct posix_acl *get_cached_acl_rcu(struct inode *inode, int type);
 void set_cached_acl(struct inode *inode, int type, struct posix_acl *acl);