diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index 5b86698faa0b..e1bd50cbbf5d 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ int tick_device_uses_broadcast(struct clock_event_device *dev, int cpu)
 /*
  * Broadcast the event to the cpus, which are set in the mask
  */
-int tick_do_broadcast(cpumask_t mask)
+static void tick_do_broadcast(cpumask_t mask)
 {
-	int ret = 0, cpu = smp_processor_id();
+	int cpu = smp_processor_id();
 	struct tick_device *td;
 
 	/*
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ int tick_do_broadcast(cpumask_t mask)
 		cpu_clear(cpu, mask);
 		td = &per_cpu(tick_cpu_device, cpu);
 		td->evtdev->event_handler(td->evtdev);
-		ret = 1;
 	}
 
 	if (!cpus_empty(mask)) {
@@ -151,9 +150,7 @@ int tick_do_broadcast(cpumask_t mask)
 		cpu = first_cpu(mask);
 		td = &per_cpu(tick_cpu_device, cpu);
 		td->evtdev->broadcast(mask);
-		ret = 1;
 	}
-	return ret;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
index bb13f2724905..f13f2b7f4fd4 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-internal.h
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ static inline int tick_resume_broadcast_oneshot(struct clock_event_device *bc)
  * Broadcasting support
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS_BROADCAST
-extern int tick_do_broadcast(cpumask_t mask);
-
 extern int tick_device_uses_broadcast(struct clock_event_device *dev, int cpu);
 extern int tick_check_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev);
 extern int tick_is_broadcast_device(struct clock_event_device *dev);