diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c
index 479278f37e26..57b517f0b2a9 100644
--- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
@@ -3222,7 +3222,6 @@ int printk_deferred(const char *fmt, ...)
 
 	return r;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(printk_deferred);
 
 /*
  * printk rate limiting, lifted from the networking subsystem.