diff --git a/lib/libsysdecode/errno.c b/lib/libsysdecode/errno.c
index 037ad0380e4a..d66493ad739d 100644
--- a/lib/libsysdecode/errno.c
+++ b/lib/libsysdecode/errno.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
 
 #if defined(__aarch64__) || defined(__amd64__) || defined(__i386__)
 #include <compat/linux/linux_errno.h>
-static
 #include <compat/linux/linux_errno.inc>
 #endif
 
diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_emul.h b/sys/compat/linux/linux_emul.h
index daa92e15b502..9104892885bc 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_emul.h
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_emul.h
@@ -80,6 +80,4 @@ struct linux_pemuldata {
 
 struct linux_pemuldata	*pem_find(struct proc *);
 
-extern const int linux_errtbl[];
-
 #endif	/* !_LINUX_EMUL_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/compat/linux/linux_errno.inc b/sys/compat/linux/linux_errno.inc
index c4a3fb0f56a4..d8c61e9d5ce1 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linux/linux_errno.inc
+++ b/sys/compat/linux/linux_errno.inc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
  * XXX: The "XXX" comments below should be replaced with rationale
  *      for the errno value chosen.
  */
-const int linux_errtbl[ELAST + 1] = {
+static const int linux_errtbl[ELAST + 1] = {
 	/* [0, 9] */
 	[0] = -0,
 	[EPERM] = -LINUX_EPERM,
diff --git a/sys/modules/linux_common/Makefile b/sys/modules/linux_common/Makefile
index 5b49a7409997..70f22ef10bae 100644
--- a/sys/modules/linux_common/Makefile
+++ b/sys/modules/linux_common/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ SRCS=	linux_common.c linux_mib.c linux_mmap.c linux_util.c linux_emul.c \
 
 EXPORT_SYMS=
 EXPORT_SYMS+=	linux_emul_path
-EXPORT_SYMS+=	linux_errtbl
 EXPORT_SYMS+=	linux_ioctl_register_handler
 EXPORT_SYMS+=	linux_ioctl_unregister_handler
 EXPORT_SYMS+=	linux_get_osname