diff --git a/kernel/sched.c b/kernel/sched.c
index ccacdbdecf45..ec15e8129cf7 100644
--- a/kernel/sched.c
+++ b/kernel/sched.c
@@ -4279,9 +4279,9 @@ pick_next_task(struct rq *rq)
 }
 
 /*
- * schedule() is the main scheduler function.
+ * __schedule() is the main scheduler function.
  */
-asmlinkage void __sched schedule(void)
+static void __sched __schedule(void)
 {
 	struct task_struct *prev, *next;
 	unsigned long *switch_count;
@@ -4369,6 +4369,11 @@ need_resched:
 	if (need_resched())
 		goto need_resched;
 }
+
+asmlinkage void schedule(void)
+{
+	__schedule();
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(schedule);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MUTEX_SPIN_ON_OWNER
@@ -4435,7 +4440,7 @@ asmlinkage void __sched notrace preempt_schedule(void)
 
 	do {
 		add_preempt_count_notrace(PREEMPT_ACTIVE);
-		schedule();
+		__schedule();
 		sub_preempt_count_notrace(PREEMPT_ACTIVE);
 
 		/*
@@ -4463,7 +4468,7 @@ asmlinkage void __sched preempt_schedule_irq(void)
 	do {
 		add_preempt_count(PREEMPT_ACTIVE);
 		local_irq_enable();
-		schedule();
+		__schedule();
 		local_irq_disable();
 		sub_preempt_count(PREEMPT_ACTIVE);
 
@@ -5588,7 +5593,7 @@ static inline int should_resched(void)
 static void __cond_resched(void)
 {
 	add_preempt_count(PREEMPT_ACTIVE);
-	schedule();
+	__schedule();
 	sub_preempt_count(PREEMPT_ACTIVE);
 }