diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client.c
index e1dafb0cc5e2f..d9a2e3695525c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_client.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ static void drm_client_close(struct drm_client_dev *client)
 
 	drm_file_free(client->file);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(drm_client_close);
 
 /**
  * drm_client_init - Initialise a DRM client