diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 71de145444329..c0b262b68d50d 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1035,8 +1035,7 @@ static const struct sectioncheck *section_mismatch(
  *   refsymname = *.constprop.*
  *
  **/
-static int secref_whitelist(const struct sectioncheck *mismatch,
-			    const char *fromsec, const char *fromsym,
+static int secref_whitelist(const char *fromsec, const char *fromsym,
 			    const char *tosec, const char *tosym)
 {
 	/* Check for pattern 1 */
@@ -1202,7 +1201,7 @@ static void default_mismatch_handler(const char *modname, struct elf_info *elf,
 	tosym = sym_name(elf, to);
 
 	/* check whitelist - we may ignore it */
-	if (!secref_whitelist(mismatch, fromsec, fromsym, tosec, tosym))
+	if (!secref_whitelist(fromsec, fromsym, tosec, tosym))
 		return;
 
 	sec_mismatch_count++;