diff --git a/include/net/tcp.h b/include/net/tcp.h
index e9c8f88f47696..5fd69f2342a44 100644
--- a/include/net/tcp.h
+++ b/include/net/tcp.h
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ ssize_t tcp_splice_read(struct socket *sk, loff_t *ppos,
 struct sk_buff *tcp_stream_alloc_skb(struct sock *sk, int size, gfp_t gfp,
 				     bool force_schedule);
 
-void tcp_enter_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk, unsigned int max_quickacks);
 static inline void tcp_dec_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk,
 					 const unsigned int pkts)
 {
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index e2d3ea2e34561..c697836f2b5b4 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static void tcp_incr_quickack(struct sock *sk, unsigned int max_quickacks)
 		icsk->icsk_ack.quick = quickacks;
 }
 
-void tcp_enter_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk, unsigned int max_quickacks)
+static void tcp_enter_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk, unsigned int max_quickacks)
 {
 	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sk);
 
@@ -295,7 +295,6 @@ void tcp_enter_quickack_mode(struct sock *sk, unsigned int max_quickacks)
 	inet_csk_exit_pingpong_mode(sk);
 	icsk->icsk_ack.ato = TCP_ATO_MIN;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(tcp_enter_quickack_mode);
 
 /* Send ACKs quickly, if "quick" count is not exhausted
  * and the session is not interactive.