diff --git a/arch/m68k/include/asm/string.h b/arch/m68k/include/asm/string.h
index 65b131282837..ffc3c3f61243 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/include/asm/string.h
+++ b/arch/m68k/include/asm/string.h
@@ -102,12 +102,10 @@ static inline int strcmp(const char *cs, const char *ct)
 
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMMOVE
 extern void *memmove(void *, const void *, __kernel_size_t);
-
-#define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMCMP
-extern int memcmp(const void *, const void *, __kernel_size_t);
-#define memcmp(d, s, n) __builtin_memcmp(d, s, n)
 #endif /* CONFIG_COLDFIRE */
 
+#define memcmp(d, s, n) __builtin_memcmp(d, s, n)
+
 #define __HAVE_ARCH_MEMSET
 extern void *memset(void *, int, __kernel_size_t);
 #define memset(d, c, n) __builtin_memset(d, c, n)
diff --git a/arch/m68k/lib/string.c b/arch/m68k/lib/string.c
index 4253f870e54f..d399c5f25636 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/lib/string.c
+++ b/arch/m68k/lib/string.c
@@ -243,14 +243,3 @@ void *memmove(void *dest, const void *src, size_t n)
 	return xdest;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(memmove);
-
-int memcmp(const void *cs, const void *ct, size_t count)
-{
-	const unsigned char *su1, *su2;
-
-	for (su1 = cs, su2 = ct; count > 0; ++su1, ++su2, count--)
-		if (*su1 != *su2)
-			return *su1 < *su2 ? -1 : +1;
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(memcmp);