diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/xmon/Makefile
index c168c54e3c40..b49fdbd15808 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ GCOV_PROFILE := n
 
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_PPC64) := -mno-minimal-toc
 
-obj-y			+= xmon.o start.o nonstdio.o
+obj-y			+= xmon.o nonstdio.o
 
 ifdef CONFIG_XMON_DISASSEMBLY
 obj-y			+= ppc-dis.o ppc-opc.o
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c b/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c
index 2209485e6564..942d0f6b1874 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.c
@@ -7,9 +7,23 @@
  *      2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  */
 #include <linux/string.h>
+#include <asm/udbg.h>
 #include <asm/time.h>
 #include "nonstdio.h"
 
+
+static int xmon_write(const void *ptr, int nb)
+{
+	return udbg_write(ptr, nb);
+}
+
+static int xmon_readchar(void)
+{
+	if (udbg_getc)
+		return udbg_getc();
+	return -1;
+}
+
 int xmon_putchar(int c)
 {
 	char ch = c;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.h b/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.h
index 321284f4281d..18a51ded4ffd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/xmon/nonstdio.h
@@ -7,5 +7,3 @@ extern int xmon_putchar(int c);
 extern void xmon_puts(const char *);
 extern char *xmon_gets(char *, int);
 extern void xmon_printf(const char *, ...);
-extern int xmon_write(const void *ptr, int nb);
-extern int xmon_readchar(void);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/xmon/start.c b/arch/powerpc/xmon/start.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 7769cb5e2090..000000000000
--- a/arch/powerpc/xmon/start.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 1996 Paul Mackerras.
- *
- *      This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
- *      modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- *      as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version
- *      2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
- */
-#include <asm/machdep.h>
-#include <asm/udbg.h>
-#include "nonstdio.h"
-
-int xmon_write(const void *ptr, int nb)
-{
-	return udbg_write(ptr, nb);
-}
-
-int xmon_readchar(void)
-{
-	if (udbg_getc)
-		return udbg_getc();
-	return -1;
-}