diff --git a/mm/memory_hotplug.c b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
index c52aa05b106c7..5c6f96e6b3341 100644
--- a/mm/memory_hotplug.c
+++ b/mm/memory_hotplug.c
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ int __ref __add_pages(int nid, unsigned long phys_start_pfn,
 out:
 	return err;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__add_pages);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MEMORY_HOTREMOVE
 /* find the smallest valid pfn in the range [start_pfn, end_pfn) */