diff --git a/arch/mips/mips-boards/atlas/atlas_setup.c b/arch/mips/mips-boards/atlas/atlas_setup.c
index 5ce800420012..5c500802271e 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mips-boards/atlas/atlas_setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mips-boards/atlas/atlas_setup.c
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@
 #include <asm/time.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
-extern void kgdb_config(void);
-#endif
-
 static void __init serial_init(void);
 
 const char *get_system_type(void)
diff --git a/arch/mips/mips-boards/malta/malta_setup.c b/arch/mips/mips-boards/malta/malta_setup.c
index 3e2de0b8e2cf..8dacb6adb6db 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mips-boards/malta/malta_setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mips-boards/malta/malta_setup.c
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@
 #include <linux/console.h>
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
-extern void kgdb_config(void);
-#endif
-
 struct resource standard_io_resources[] = {
 	{
 		.name = "dma1",
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/mips-boards/generic.h b/include/asm-mips/mips-boards/generic.h
index 2ca6bda37d1c..1c39d339521e 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/mips-boards/generic.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/mips-boards/generic.h
@@ -105,4 +105,8 @@ extern void mips_pcibios_init(void);
 #define mips_pcibios_init() do { } while (0)
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
+extern void kgdb_config(void);
+#endif
+
 #endif  /* __ASM_MIPS_BOARDS_GENERIC_H */