diff --git a/drivers/ata/libahci.c b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
index e4c45d3cca79..bff369d9a1a7 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/libahci.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/libahci.c
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ struct ata_port_operations ahci_pmp_retry_srst_ops = {
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ahci_pmp_retry_srst_ops);
 
 static bool ahci_em_messages __read_mostly = true;
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ahci_em_messages);
 module_param(ahci_em_messages, bool, 0444);
 /* add other LED protocol types when they become supported */
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ahci_em_messages,