diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/signal-common.h b/arch/mips/kernel/signal-common.h
index 9a8abd67ec5c..d9a832f67e8a 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/signal-common.h
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/signal-common.h
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@ struct sigframe {
 
 #endif	/* !ICACHE_REFILLS_WORKAROUND_WAR */
 
-/*
- * handle hardware context
- */
-extern int setup_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *, struct sigcontext __user *);
-extern int restore_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *, struct sigcontext __user *);
-
 /*
  * Determine which stack to use..
  */
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/signal_n32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/signal_n32.c
index 57456e6a0c62..b17ef04691e3 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/signal_n32.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/signal_n32.c
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@
 
 #define _BLOCKABLE (~(sigmask(SIGKILL) | sigmask(SIGSTOP)))
 
+extern int setup_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *, struct sigcontext __user *);
+extern int restore_sigcontext(struct pt_regs *, struct sigcontext __user *);
+
+
 /* IRIX compatible stack_t  */
 typedef struct sigaltstack32 {
 	s32 ss_sp;