diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
index 5cf04888c581d..3e26c6f7a191a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/traps.c
@@ -793,7 +793,6 @@ void abort(void)
 	/* if that doesn't kill us, halt */
 	panic("Oops failed to kill thread");
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(abort);
 
 void __init trap_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/traps.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/traps.c
index cb79fba79d439..b88a8dd149333 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/traps.c
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ void abort(void)
 	/* if that doesn't kill us, halt */
 	panic("Oops failed to kill thread");
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(abort);
 
 void __init trap_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/kernel/traps.c b/arch/unicore32/kernel/traps.c
index 5f25b39f04d43..c4ac6043ebb0f 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/unicore32/kernel/traps.c
@@ -298,7 +298,6 @@ void abort(void)
 	/* if that doesn't kill us, halt */
 	panic("Oops failed to kill thread");
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(abort);
 
 void __init trap_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/kernel/exit.c b/kernel/exit.c
index df0c91d5606c2..995453d9fb552 100644
--- a/kernel/exit.c
+++ b/kernel/exit.c
@@ -1763,3 +1763,4 @@ __weak void abort(void)
 	/* if that doesn't kill us, halt */
 	panic("Oops failed to kill thread");
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(abort);