diff --git a/fs/namei.c b/fs/namei.c
index b9fdda8..a83160a 100644
--- a/fs/namei.c
+++ b/fs/namei.c
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@
 	return result;
 }
 
-int fastcall path_walk(const char * name, struct nameidata *nd)
+static int fastcall path_walk(const char * name, struct nameidata *nd)
 {
 	current->total_link_count = 0;
 	return link_path_walk(name, nd);
@@ -2809,7 +2809,6 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_lookup);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_path_lookup);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_release);
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(path_walk);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(permission);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vfs_permission);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(file_permission);