diff --git a/include/asm-blackfin/bfin-global.h b/include/asm-blackfin/bfin-global.h
index 5dba3a735596..08474eb28bb7 100644
--- a/include/asm-blackfin/bfin-global.h
+++ b/include/asm-blackfin/bfin-global.h
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ extern unsigned long table_start, table_end;
 extern unsigned long bfin_sic_iwr[];
 extern u16 _bfin_swrst; /* shadow for Software Reset Register (SWRST) */
 extern struct file_operations dpmc_fops;
-extern char _start;
 extern unsigned long _ramstart, _ramend, _rambase;
 extern unsigned long memory_start, memory_end, physical_mem_end;
 extern char _stext_l1[], _etext_l1[], _sdata_l1[], _edata_l1[], _sbss_l1[],