diff --git a/include/linux/kmod.h b/include/linux/kmod.h
index dd99c329e161..f07f9a4e10ff 100644
--- a/include/linux/kmod.h
+++ b/include/linux/kmod.h
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ void call_usermodehelper_setfns(struct subprocess_info *info,
 /* Actually execute the sub-process */
 int call_usermodehelper_exec(struct subprocess_info *info, int wait);
 
-/* Free the subprocess_info. This is only needed if you're not going
-   to call call_usermodehelper_exec */
-void call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(struct subprocess_info *info);
-
 static inline int
 call_usermodehelper_fns(char *path, char **argv, char **envp, int wait,
 			int (*init)(struct subprocess_info *info, struct cred *new),
diff --git a/kernel/kmod.c b/kernel/kmod.c
index 05698a7415fe..21a0f8e99102 100644
--- a/kernel/kmod.c
+++ b/kernel/kmod.c
@@ -221,13 +221,12 @@ static int ____call_usermodehelper(void *data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(struct subprocess_info *info)
+static void call_usermodehelper_freeinfo(struct subprocess_info *info)
 {
 	if (info->cleanup)
 		(*info->cleanup)(info);
 	kfree(info);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(call_usermodehelper_freeinfo);
 
 static void umh_complete(struct subprocess_info *sub_info)
 {