diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index 4e909148fce3..3192ade55ad1 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -343,7 +343,6 @@ ssize_t tcp_splice_read(struct socket *sk, loff_t *ppos,
 			struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, size_t len,
 			unsigned int flags);
 
-void tcp_enter_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk, unsigned int max_quickacks);
 static inline void tcp_dec_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk,
 					 const unsigned int pkts)
 {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 8308c3c3a6e4..1dfc1a5c21cd 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void tcp_incr_quickack(struct sock *sk, unsigned int max_quickacks)
 		icsk->icsk_ack.quick = quickacks;
 }
 
-void tcp_enter_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk, unsigned int max_quickacks)
+static void tcp_enter_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk, unsigned int max_quickacks)
 {
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ void tcp_enter_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk, unsigned int max_quickacks)
 	inet_csk_exit_pingpong_mode(sk);
 	icsk->icsk_ack.ato = TCP_ATO_MIN;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_enter_quickack_mode);
 
 /* Send ACKs quickly, if "quick" count is not exhausted
  * and the session is not interactive.