diff --git a/fs/d_path.c b/fs/d_path.c
index e8fce6b1174f..a7d0a96b35ce 100644
--- a/fs/d_path.c
+++ b/fs/d_path.c
@@ -316,7 +316,6 @@ char *simple_dname(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer, int buflen)
 		end = ERR_PTR(-ENAMETOOLONG);
 	return end;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(simple_dname);
 
 /*
  * Write full pathname from the root of the filesystem into the buffer.
diff --git a/fs/internal.h b/fs/internal.h
index 0010889f2e85..1ac2b8f6c621 100644
--- a/fs/internal.h
+++ b/fs/internal.h
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ extern int d_set_mounted(struct dentry *dentry);
 extern long prune_dcache_sb(struct super_block *sb, struct shrink_control *sc);
 extern struct dentry *d_alloc_cursor(struct dentry *);
 extern struct dentry * d_alloc_pseudo(struct super_block *, const struct qstr *);
+extern char *simple_dname(struct dentry *, char *, int);
 
 /*
  * read_write.c
diff --git a/include/linux/dcache.h b/include/linux/dcache.h
index f14e587c5d5d..361305ddd75e 100644
--- a/include/linux/dcache.h
+++ b/include/linux/dcache.h
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ static inline unsigned d_count(const struct dentry *dentry)
  */
 extern __printf(4, 5)
 char *dynamic_dname(struct dentry *, char *, int, const char *, ...);
-extern char *simple_dname(struct dentry *, char *, int);
 
 extern char *__d_path(const struct path *, const struct path *, char *, int);
 extern char *d_absolute_path(const struct path *, char *, int);