diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
index 76cbb055dd05..3ba62e3cd1a2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/sys_arm.c
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
  out:
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_execve);
 
 /*
  * Since loff_t is a 64 bit type we avoid a lot of ABI hassle
diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/syscall.c b/arch/hexagon/kernel/syscall.c
index 620dd18197a0..553cd60ee659 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/syscall.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/syscall.c
@@ -87,4 +87,3 @@ int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
 
 	return retval;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_execve);
diff --git a/arch/unicore32/kernel/sys.c b/arch/unicore32/kernel/sys.c
index 3afe60a39ac9..5fd9af773e15 100644
--- a/arch/unicore32/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/arch/unicore32/kernel/sys.c
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ int kernel_execve(const char *filename,
  out:
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(kernel_execve);
 
 /* Note: used by the compat code even in 64-bit Linux. */
 SYSCALL_DEFINE6(mmap2, unsigned long, addr, unsigned long, len,