diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
index c49ebcc6c41e..6f20fa92bbaf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/boot.c
@@ -331,8 +331,6 @@ acpi_parse_lapic_nmi(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long e
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_IO_APIC
 
-struct mp_ioapic_routing mp_ioapic_routing[MAX_IO_APICS];
-
 static int __init
 acpi_parse_ioapic(struct acpi_subtable_header * header, const unsigned long end)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse.c b/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse.c
index 404683b94e79..bb7213335991 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/mpparse.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- *	Intel Multiprocessor Specification 1.1 and 1.4
+2 *	Intel Multiprocessor Specification 1.1 and 1.4
  *	compliant MP-table parsing routines.
  *
  *	(c) 1995 Alan Cox, Building #3 <alan@redhat.com>
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ int es7000_plat;
 
 #define MP_ISA_BUS		0
 
-extern struct mp_ioapic_routing mp_ioapic_routing[MAX_IO_APICS];
+static struct mp_ioapic_routing mp_ioapic_routing[MAX_IO_APICS];
 
 static int mp_find_ioapic(int gsi)
 {