diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci-common.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci-common.c
index 742ff7295de6..15ec71a84f78 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci-common.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/pci-common.c
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(hose_spinlock);
 /* XXX kill that some day ... */
 static int global_phb_number;		/* Global phb counter */
 
-extern struct list_head hose_list;
-
 /*
  * pci_controller(phb) initialized common variables.
  */