diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index d813c7c0d626..2d9814984b60 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ bool have_governor_per_policy(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(have_governor_per_policy);
 
+static struct kobject *cpufreq_global_kobject;
+
 struct kobject *get_governor_parent_kobj(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	if (have_governor_per_policy())
@@ -2764,9 +2766,6 @@ int cpufreq_unregister_driver(struct cpufreq_driver *driver)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(cpufreq_unregister_driver);
 
-struct kobject *cpufreq_global_kobject;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpufreq_global_kobject);
-
 static int __init cpufreq_core_init(void)
 {
 	if (cpufreq_disabled())
diff --git a/include/linux/cpufreq.h b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
index cf3be353a2cc..486c1dd889f6 100644
--- a/include/linux/cpufreq.h
+++ b/include/linux/cpufreq.h
@@ -201,9 +201,6 @@ static inline bool policy_is_shared(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 	return cpumask_weight(policy->cpus) > 1;
 }
 
-/* /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq: entry point for global variables */
-extern struct kobject *cpufreq_global_kobject;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_FREQ
 unsigned int cpufreq_get(unsigned int cpu);
 unsigned int cpufreq_quick_get(unsigned int cpu);