diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97.h b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97.h
index 0c3e22d90a8d..a680fdc9bb42 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97.h
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97.h
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 #ifndef _BF5XX_AC97_H
 #define _BF5XX_AC97_H
 
-extern struct snd_ac97 *ac97;
 /* Frame format in memory, only support stereo currently */
 struct ac97_frame {
 	u16 ac97_tag;		/* slot 0 */