diff --git a/arch/mips/mips-boards/atlas/atlas_setup.c b/arch/mips/mips-boards/atlas/atlas_setup.c
index e405d112a067..5ce800420012 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mips-boards/atlas/atlas_setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mips-boards/atlas/atlas_setup.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 #include <asm/time.h>
 #include <asm/traps.h>
 
-extern void mips_reboot_setup(void);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
 extern void kgdb_config(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/mips/mips-boards/malta/malta_setup.c b/arch/mips/mips-boards/malta/malta_setup.c
index 480521f05b8c..e5ac079e47e0 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mips-boards/malta/malta_setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mips-boards/malta/malta_setup.c
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@
 #include <linux/console.h>
 #endif
 
-extern void mips_reboot_setup(void);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
 extern void kgdb_config(void);
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/mips/mips-boards/sead/sead_setup.c b/arch/mips/mips-boards/sead/sead_setup.c
index 1fb61b852304..8aa8e5b7b074 100644
--- a/arch/mips/mips-boards/sead/sead_setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/mips-boards/sead/sead_setup.c
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 #include <asm/mips-boards/seadint.h>
 #include <asm/time.h>
 
-extern void mips_reboot_setup(void);
-
 static void __init serial_init(void);
 
 const char *get_system_type(void)
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/mips-boards/generic.h b/include/asm-mips/mips-boards/generic.h
index d58977483534..2ca6bda37d1c 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/mips-boards/generic.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/mips-boards/generic.h
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ extern int mips_revision_corid;
 
 extern int mips_revision_sconid;
 
+extern void mips_reboot_setup(void);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PCI
 extern void mips_pcibios_init(void);
 #else