diff --git a/include/asm-mips/sections.h b/include/asm-mips/sections.h
index f7016278b26..b7e37262c24 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/sections.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/sections.h
@@ -3,6 +3,4 @@
 
 #include <asm-generic/sections.h>
 
-extern char _fdata;
-
 #endif /* _ASM_SECTIONS_H */