diff --git a/include/net/ping.h b/include/net/ping.h
index 5db0224b73ac47b1513ffb9361e48aa0167bb24d..3f67704f3747281b3ad0852fd5d69dcd49c9b01c 100644
--- a/include/net/ping.h
+++ b/include/net/ping.h
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ void ping_seq_stop(struct seq_file *seq, void *v);
 int ping_proc_register(struct net *net, struct ping_seq_afinfo *afinfo);
 void ping_proc_unregister(struct net *net, struct ping_seq_afinfo *afinfo);
 
-extern int __init ping_proc_init(void);
-extern void ping_proc_exit(void);
+int __init ping_proc_init(void);
+void ping_proc_exit(void);
 #endif
 
 void __init ping_init(void);