diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_32.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_32.c
index cc0e91447b76..e1e18c34c821 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup_32.c
@@ -86,9 +86,6 @@ unsigned long mmu_cr4_features;
 
 /* for MCA, but anyone else can use it if they want */
 unsigned int machine_id;
-#ifdef CONFIG_MCA
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(machine_id);
-#endif
 unsigned int machine_submodel_id;
 unsigned int BIOS_revision;
 unsigned int mca_pentium_flag;