diff --git a/include/net/request_sock.h b/include/net/request_sock.h
index 59795e42c8b6..65c3e5164a5c 100644
--- a/include/net/request_sock.h
+++ b/include/net/request_sock.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct request_sock_ops {
 					   struct request_sock *req);
 };
 
-extern int inet_rtx_syn_ack(struct sock *parent, struct request_sock *req);
+int inet_rtx_syn_ack(struct sock *parent, struct request_sock *req);
 
 /* struct request_sock - mini sock to represent a connection request
  */
@@ -162,13 +162,13 @@ struct request_sock_queue {
 					     */
 };
 
-extern int reqsk_queue_alloc(struct request_sock_queue *queue,
-			     unsigned int nr_table_entries);
+int reqsk_queue_alloc(struct request_sock_queue *queue,
+		      unsigned int nr_table_entries);
 
-extern void __reqsk_queue_destroy(struct request_sock_queue *queue);
-extern void reqsk_queue_destroy(struct request_sock_queue *queue);
-extern void reqsk_fastopen_remove(struct sock *sk,
-				  struct request_sock *req, bool reset);
+void __reqsk_queue_destroy(struct request_sock_queue *queue);
+void reqsk_queue_destroy(struct request_sock_queue *queue);
+void reqsk_fastopen_remove(struct sock *sk, struct request_sock *req,
+			   bool reset);
 
 static inline struct request_sock *
 	reqsk_queue_yank_acceptq(struct request_sock_queue *queue)