diff --git a/drivers/gpu/vga/vgaarb.c b/drivers/gpu/vga/vgaarb.c
index f2f3ef8af271..5180c5687ee5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/vga/vgaarb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/vga/vgaarb.c
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vga_get);
  *
  * 0 on success, negative error code on failure.
  */
-int vga_tryget(struct pci_dev *pdev, unsigned int rsrc)
+static int vga_tryget(struct pci_dev *pdev, unsigned int rsrc)
 {
 	struct vga_device *vgadev;
 	unsigned long flags;
@@ -554,7 +554,6 @@ bail:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&vga_lock, flags);
 	return rc;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(vga_tryget);
 
 /**
  * vga_put - release lock on legacy VGA resources
diff --git a/include/linux/vgaarb.h b/include/linux/vgaarb.h
index 553b34c8b5f7..977caf96c8d2 100644
--- a/include/linux/vgaarb.h
+++ b/include/linux/vgaarb.h
@@ -109,12 +109,6 @@ static inline int vga_get_uninterruptible(struct pci_dev *pdev,
        return vga_get(pdev, rsrc, 0);
 }
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_VGA_ARB)
-extern int vga_tryget(struct pci_dev *pdev, unsigned int rsrc);
-#else
-static inline int vga_tryget(struct pci_dev *pdev, unsigned int rsrc) { return 0; }
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_VGA_ARB)
 extern void vga_put(struct pci_dev *pdev, unsigned int rsrc);
 #else