diff --git a/fs/nfs/read.c b/fs/nfs/read.c
index 52bf634..65c0c5b 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/read.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 	return p;
 }
 
-void nfs_readdata_free(struct nfs_read_data *p)
+static void nfs_readdata_free(struct nfs_read_data *p)
 {
 	if (p && (p->pagevec != &p->page_array[0]))
 		kfree(p->pagevec);
diff --git a/fs/nfs/write.c b/fs/nfs/write.c
index 86bac6a..5077499 100644
--- a/fs/nfs/write.c
+++ b/fs/nfs/write.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 	return p;
 }
 
-void nfs_writedata_free(struct nfs_write_data *p)
+static void nfs_writedata_free(struct nfs_write_data *p)
 {
 	if (p && (p->pagevec != &p->page_array[0]))
 		kfree(p->pagevec);
diff --git a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
index 55ea853..2474345 100644
--- a/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/nfs_fs.h
@@ -476,10 +476,9 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Allocate and free nfs_write_data structures
+ * Allocate nfs_write_data structures
  */
 extern struct nfs_write_data *nfs_writedata_alloc(unsigned int pagecount);
-extern void nfs_writedata_free(struct nfs_write_data *p);
 
 /*
  * linux/fs/nfs/read.c
@@ -491,10 +490,9 @@
 extern void nfs_readdata_release(void *data);
 
 /*
- * Allocate and free nfs_read_data structures
+ * Allocate nfs_read_data structures
  */
 extern struct nfs_read_data *nfs_readdata_alloc(unsigned int pagecount);
-extern void nfs_readdata_free(struct nfs_read_data *p);
 
 /*
  * linux/fs/nfs3proc.c