diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index bce933ebb29f..c43b3e22bbda 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1497,8 +1497,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(in_egroup_p);
 
 DECLARE_RWSEM(uts_sem);
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(uts_sem);
-
 asmlinkage long sys_newuname(struct new_utsname __user * name)
 {
 	int errno = 0;