diff --git a/net/core/ethtool.c b/net/core/ethtool.c
index 2ab0a60046a5..c5e059352d43 100644
--- a/net/core/ethtool.c
+++ b/net/core/ethtool.c
@@ -948,7 +948,6 @@ int dev_ethtool(struct ifreq *ifr)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_ethtool);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ethtool_op_get_link);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ethtool_op_get_sg);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ethtool_op_get_tso);