diff --git a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_buffer.c b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_buffer.c
index c55898543a47..4ccc438afb5f 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_buffer.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/common/st_sensors/st_sensors_buffer.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <linux/iio/common/st_sensors.h>
 
 
-int st_sensors_get_buffer_element(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, u8 *buf)
+static int st_sensors_get_buffer_element(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, u8 *buf)
 {
 	int i, len;
 	int total = 0;
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ int st_sensors_get_buffer_element(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, u8 *buf)
 
 	return total;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(st_sensors_get_buffer_element);
 
 irqreturn_t st_sensors_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p)
 {
diff --git a/include/linux/iio/common/st_sensors.h b/include/linux/iio/common/st_sensors.h
index d029ffac0d69..78a193494370 100644
--- a/include/linux/iio/common/st_sensors.h
+++ b/include/linux/iio/common/st_sensors.h
@@ -251,8 +251,6 @@ struct st_sensor_data {
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IIO_BUFFER
 irqreturn_t st_sensors_trigger_handler(int irq, void *p);
-
-int st_sensors_get_buffer_element(struct iio_dev *indio_dev, u8 *buf);
 #endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_IIO_TRIGGER