diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
index c82c1997147b..01269b865f5e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/phy_device.c
@@ -3544,7 +3544,8 @@ static int phy_remove(struct device *dev)
  * @new_driver: new phy_driver to register
  * @owner: module owning this PHY
  */
-int phy_driver_register(struct phy_driver *new_driver, struct module *owner)
+static int phy_driver_register(struct phy_driver *new_driver,
+			       struct module *owner)
 {
 	int retval;
 
@@ -3587,7 +3588,6 @@ int phy_driver_register(struct phy_driver *new_driver, struct module *owner)
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(phy_driver_register);
 
 int phy_drivers_register(struct phy_driver *new_driver, int n,
 			 struct module *owner)
diff --git a/include/linux/phy.h b/include/linux/phy.h
index d09fc42e61f3..b377dfaa6801 100644
--- a/include/linux/phy.h
+++ b/include/linux/phy.h
@@ -2032,7 +2032,6 @@ static inline int phy_read_status(struct phy_device *phydev)
 
 void phy_driver_unregister(struct phy_driver *drv);
 void phy_drivers_unregister(struct phy_driver *drv, int n);
-int phy_driver_register(struct phy_driver *new_driver, struct module *owner);
 int phy_drivers_register(struct phy_driver *new_driver, int n,
 			 struct module *owner);
 void phy_error(struct phy_device *phydev);