diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_ext.c b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_ext.c
index f85d7d64d418..ee890005ed08 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_ext.c
@@ -13,45 +13,3 @@
  *********************** Dynamic Sense ************************
  *************************************************************/
 
-unsigned short XGINew_SenseLCD(struct xgi_hw_device_info *HwDeviceExtension,
-		     struct vb_device_info *pVBInfo)
-{
-	unsigned short temp;
-
-	/* add lcd sense */
-	if (HwDeviceExtension->ulCRT2LCDType == LCD_UNKNOWN) {
-		return 0;
-	} else {
-		temp = (unsigned short) HwDeviceExtension->ulCRT2LCDType;
-		switch (HwDeviceExtension->ulCRT2LCDType) {
-		case LCD_INVALID:
-		case LCD_800x600:
-		case LCD_1024x768:
-		case LCD_1280x1024:
-			break;
-
-		case LCD_640x480:
-		case LCD_1024x600:
-		case LCD_1152x864:
-		case LCD_1280x960:
-		case LCD_1152x768:
-			temp = 0;
-			break;
-
-		case LCD_1400x1050:
-		case LCD_1280x768:
-		case LCD_1600x1200:
-			break;
-
-		case LCD_1920x1440:
-		case LCD_2048x1536:
-			temp = 0;
-			break;
-
-		default:
-			break;
-		}
-		xgifb_reg_and_or(pVBInfo->P3d4, 0x36, 0xF0, temp);
-		return 1;
-	}
-}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_ext.h b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_ext.h
index 98c026c2ea64..894223d11503 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_ext.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_ext.h
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 #ifndef _VBEXT_
 #define _VBEXT_
 
-extern unsigned short XGINew_SenseLCD(struct xgi_hw_device_info *,
-				      struct vb_device_info *pVBInfo);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_init.c b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_init.c
index 9e890a17fbc2..159ac02e5213 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_init.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/xgifb/vb_init.c
@@ -1336,6 +1336,50 @@ static void XGINew_SetModeScratch(struct xgi_hw_device_info *HwDeviceExtension,
 
 }
 
+static unsigned short XGINew_SenseLCD(struct xgi_hw_device_info
+							*HwDeviceExtension,
+				      struct vb_device_info *pVBInfo)
+{
+	unsigned short temp;
+
+	/* add lcd sense */
+	if (HwDeviceExtension->ulCRT2LCDType == LCD_UNKNOWN) {
+		return 0;
+	} else {
+		temp = (unsigned short) HwDeviceExtension->ulCRT2LCDType;
+		switch (HwDeviceExtension->ulCRT2LCDType) {
+		case LCD_INVALID:
+		case LCD_800x600:
+		case LCD_1024x768:
+		case LCD_1280x1024:
+			break;
+
+		case LCD_640x480:
+		case LCD_1024x600:
+		case LCD_1152x864:
+		case LCD_1280x960:
+		case LCD_1152x768:
+			temp = 0;
+			break;
+
+		case LCD_1400x1050:
+		case LCD_1280x768:
+		case LCD_1600x1200:
+			break;
+
+		case LCD_1920x1440:
+		case LCD_2048x1536:
+			temp = 0;
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+		xgifb_reg_and_or(pVBInfo->P3d4, 0x36, 0xF0, temp);
+		return 1;
+	}
+}
+
 static void XGINew_GetXG21Sense(struct xgi_hw_device_info *HwDeviceExtension,
 		struct vb_device_info *pVBInfo)
 {