diff --git a/fs/crypto/crypto.c b/fs/crypto/crypto.c
index b6029785714c..56f98f45cece 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/crypto.c
+++ b/fs/crypto/crypto.c
@@ -540,7 +540,6 @@ fail:
 	mutex_unlock(&fscrypt_init_mutex);
 	return res;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(fscrypt_initialize);
 
 /**
  * fscrypt_init() - Set up for fs encryption.
diff --git a/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h b/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h
index 7c31108728e4..bb92f0c0961b 100644
--- a/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h
+++ b/fs/crypto/fscrypt_private.h
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 
 #include <linux/fscrypto.h>
 
+/* crypto.c */
+int fscrypt_initialize(void);
+
 /* keyinfo.c */
 extern int fscrypt_get_crypt_info(struct inode *);
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fscrypto.h b/include/linux/fscrypto.h
index 2f8894f0696c..ce2ebdee6a89 100644
--- a/include/linux/fscrypto.h
+++ b/include/linux/fscrypto.h
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ static inline void fscrypt_set_d_op(struct dentry *dentry)
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FS_ENCRYPTION)
 /* crypto.c */
 extern struct kmem_cache *fscrypt_info_cachep;
-int fscrypt_initialize(void);
 
 extern struct fscrypt_ctx *fscrypt_get_ctx(const struct inode *, gfp_t);
 extern void fscrypt_release_ctx(struct fscrypt_ctx *);