diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c b/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c
index ce75e71b694f..90faae5c5d30 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/apic.c
@@ -52,7 +52,18 @@ static cpumask_t timer_bcast_ipi;
 /*
  * Knob to control our willingness to enable the local APIC.
  */
-int enable_local_apic __initdata = 0; /* -1=force-disable, +1=force-enable */
+static int enable_local_apic __initdata = 0; /* -1=force-disable, +1=force-enable */
+
+static inline void lapic_disable(void)
+{
+	enable_local_apic = -1;
+	clear_bit(X86_FEATURE_APIC, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability);
+}
+
+static inline void lapic_enable(void)
+{
+	enable_local_apic = 1;
+}
 
 /*
  * Debug level
diff --git a/include/asm-i386/apic.h b/include/asm-i386/apic.h
index 8c5331ceca7b..3a42b7d6fc92 100644
--- a/include/asm-i386/apic.h
+++ b/include/asm-i386/apic.h
@@ -16,20 +16,8 @@
 #define APIC_VERBOSE 1
 #define APIC_DEBUG   2
 
-extern int enable_local_apic;
 extern int apic_verbosity;
 
-static inline void lapic_disable(void)
-{
-	enable_local_apic = -1;
-	clear_bit(X86_FEATURE_APIC, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability);
-}
-
-static inline void lapic_enable(void)
-{
-	enable_local_apic = 1;
-}
-
 /*
  * Define the default level of output to be very little
  * This can be turned up by using apic=verbose for more