diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/sharpsl_pm.c b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/sharpsl_pm.c
index 8d5168d253a9..30989baf7f2a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-pxa/sharpsl_pm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-pxa/sharpsl_pm.c
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ struct battery_thresh sharpsl_battery_levels_noac[] = {
 #define MAXCTRL_SEL_SH   4
 #define MAXCTRL_STR      (1u << 7)
 
+extern int max1111_read_channel(int);
 /*
  * Read MAX1111 ADC
  */
@@ -177,8 +178,6 @@ int sharpsl_pm_pxa_read_max1111(int channel)
 	if (machine_is_tosa())
 	    return 0;
 
-	extern int max1111_read_channel(int);
-
 	/* max1111 accepts channels from 0-3, however,
 	 * it is encoded from 0-7 here in the code.
 	 */