diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index 40de2f51a1b1..f599a1384eec 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -4781,7 +4781,6 @@ int device_change_owner(struct device *dev, kuid_t kuid, kgid_t kgid)
 	put_device(dev);
 	return error;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(device_change_owner);
 
 /**
  * device_shutdown - call ->shutdown() on each device to shutdown.