diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_module.c b/drivers/edac/edac_module.c
index 059b5924988b..2b53680a687d 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_module.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_module.c
@@ -95,11 +95,10 @@ static void edac_workqueue_teardown(void)
  * sysfs object: /sys/devices/system/edac
  *	need to export to other files
  */
-struct bus_type edac_subsys = {
+static struct bus_type edac_subsys = {
 	.name = "edac",
 	.dev_name = "edac",
 };
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(edac_subsys);
 
 static int edac_subsys_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/edac.h b/include/linux/edac.h
index 98f915dfeeac..9e0d78966552 100644
--- a/include/linux/edac.h
+++ b/include/linux/edac.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ struct device;
 extern int edac_op_state;
 extern int edac_err_assert;
 extern atomic_t edac_handlers;
-extern struct bus_type edac_subsys;
 
 extern int edac_handler_set(void);
 extern void edac_atomic_assert_error(void);