diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/image-vars.h b/arch/riscv/kernel/image-vars.h
index 7e2962ef73f92e959705a10e160f4501966bac1b..15616155008cc83d1009d386db3b3c2f278d5b81 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/image-vars.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/image-vars.h
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
  * linked at. The routines below are all implemented in assembler in a
  * position independent manner
  */
-__efistub_strcmp		= strcmp;
-
 __efistub__start		= _start;
 __efistub__start_kernel		= _start_kernel;
 __efistub__end			= _end;