diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.h b/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.h
index 4bba535b663a..aca42a2e79cf 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_common.h>
 
-extern const char *const pptp_msg_name(u_int16_t msg);
+const char *pptp_msg_name(u_int16_t msg);
 
 /* state of the control session */
 enum pptp_ctrlsess_state {
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.c
index 04d93474ab86..1b2fa9d8575f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static const char *const pptp_msg_name_array[PPTP_MSG_MAX + 1] = {
 	[PPTP_SET_LINK_INFO]		= "SET_LINK_INFO"
 };
 
-const char *const pptp_msg_name(u_int16_t msg)
+const char *pptp_msg_name(u_int16_t msg)
 {
 	if (msg > PPTP_MSG_MAX)
 		return pptp_msg_name_array[0];