diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
index 8dc6e6269c65..2c0216fe58de 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/mdio_bus.c
@@ -1011,7 +1011,6 @@ int __init mdio_bus_init(void)
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mdio_bus_init);
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PHYLIB)
 void mdio_bus_exit(void)