diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
index e970c5adee28..cd16d98d1f1a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/core.c
@@ -3904,7 +3904,7 @@ static inline void _nvme_check_size(void)
 }
 
 
-int __init nvme_core_init(void)
+static int __init nvme_core_init(void)
 {
 	int result = -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -3956,7 +3956,7 @@ int __init nvme_core_init(void)
 	return result;
 }
 
-void __exit nvme_core_exit(void)
+static void __exit nvme_core_exit(void)
 {
 	ida_destroy(&nvme_subsystems_ida);
 	class_destroy(nvme_subsys_class);
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
index 527d64545023..5ee75b5ff83f 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
+++ b/drivers/nvme/host/nvme.h
@@ -577,7 +577,4 @@ static inline struct nvme_ns *nvme_get_ns_from_dev(struct device *dev)
 	return dev_to_disk(dev)->private_data;
 }
 
-int __init nvme_core_init(void);
-void __exit nvme_core_exit(void);
-
 #endif /* _NVME_H */