diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/irq.c b/arch/i386/kernel/irq.c
index dd2b97fc00b2..4f681bcdb1fc 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/irq.c
@@ -231,8 +231,6 @@ asmlinkage void do_softirq(void)
 
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
-
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_softirq);
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
index 24bea97c736c..9bf63d5256db 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/irq.c
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ void do_softirq(void)
 
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_softirq);
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/irq.c b/arch/s390/kernel/irq.c
index 8f0cbca31203..c36d8123ca14 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/irq.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ asmlinkage void do_softirq(void)
 
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_softirq);
 
 void init_irq_proc(void)
 {
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c b/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c
index 03404987528d..4b49d03ffbd2 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/irq.c
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ asmlinkage void do_softirq(void)
 
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_softirq);
 #endif
 
 void __init init_IRQ(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/irq.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/irq.c
index 39cb3fa83ebb..bd11e42b22bf 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/irq.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/irq.c
@@ -210,4 +210,3 @@ asmlinkage void do_softirq(void)
 	}
  	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_softirq);
diff --git a/kernel/softirq.c b/kernel/softirq.c
index 0f546ddea43d..dbbdcd7f3c2e 100644
--- a/kernel/softirq.c
+++ b/kernel/softirq.c
@@ -271,8 +271,6 @@ asmlinkage void do_softirq(void)
 	local_irq_restore(flags);
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(do_softirq);
-
 #endif
 
 /*