diff --git a/include/linux/bootmem.h b/include/linux/bootmem.h
index cdc3bab01832..5f0b0e1f7c08 100644
--- a/include/linux/bootmem.h
+++ b/include/linux/bootmem.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ extern unsigned long init_bootmem_node(pg_data_t *pgdat,
 				       unsigned long endpfn);
 extern unsigned long init_bootmem(unsigned long addr, unsigned long memend);
 
-extern unsigned long free_low_memory_core_early(int nodeid);
 extern unsigned long free_all_bootmem_node(pg_data_t *pgdat);
 extern unsigned long free_all_bootmem(void);
 
diff --git a/mm/nobootmem.c b/mm/nobootmem.c
index 5e07d36e381e..a31be7a0493b 100644
--- a/mm/nobootmem.c
+++ b/mm/nobootmem.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static unsigned long __init __free_memory_core(phys_addr_t start,
 	return end_pfn - start_pfn;
 }
 
-unsigned long __init free_low_memory_core_early(int nodeid)
+static unsigned long __init free_low_memory_core_early(void)
 {
 	unsigned long count = 0;
 	phys_addr_t start, end, size;
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ unsigned long __init free_all_bootmem(void)
 	 *  because in some case like Node0 doesn't have RAM installed
 	 *  low ram will be on Node1
 	 */
-	return free_low_memory_core_early(MAX_NUMNODES);
+	return free_low_memory_core_early();
 }
 
 /**