diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
index cdbcea8..6cd4bd5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy-c45.c
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gen10g_config_aneg);
 
-int gen10g_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
+static int gen10g_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
 	/* For now just lie and say it's 10G all the time */
 	phydev->speed = SPEED_10000;
@@ -507,7 +507,6 @@
 
 	return genphy_c45_read_link(phydev);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gen10g_read_status);
 
 int gen10g_no_soft_reset(struct phy_device *phydev)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index 817c845..6079424 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -1119,7 +1119,6 @@
 
 /* The gen10g_* functions are the old Clause 45 stub */
 int gen10g_config_aneg(struct phy_device *phydev);
-int gen10g_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev);
 int gen10g_no_soft_reset(struct phy_device *phydev);
 
 static inline int phy_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)