3 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/fs/orangefs/devorangefs-req.c b/fs/orangefs/devorangefs-req.c
index 6779cb7b747e..a5c76583dffa 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/devorangefs-req.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/devorangefs-req.c
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 static int open_access_count;
 
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(devreq_mutex);
+
 #define DUMP_DEVICE_ERROR()                                                   \
 do {                                                                          \
         gossip_err("*****************************************************\n");\
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
index 67d391c85465..e1b50a11bc5f 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
@@ -510,7 +510,6 @@ bool orangefs_cancel_op_in_progress(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op);
 
 int orangefs_normalize_to_errno(__s32 error_code);
 
-extern struct mutex devreq_mutex;
 extern struct mutex request_mutex;
 extern int debug;
 extern int op_timeout_secs;
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-mod.c b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-mod.c
index 0028c60a46c7..e37853c78361 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-mod.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-mod.c
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ module_param(module_parm_debug_mask, ulong, 0644);
 module_param(op_timeout_secs, int, 0);
 module_param(slot_timeout_secs, int, 0);
 
-/* synchronizes the request device file */
-DEFINE_MUTEX(devreq_mutex);
-
 /*
  * Blocks non-priority requests from being queued for servicing.  This
  * could be used for protecting the request list data structure, but