diff --git a/libgcc/enable-execute-stack-mprotect.c b/libgcc/enable-execute-stack-mprotect.c
index 08a0d722141..7971efbf1a3 100644
--- a/libgcc/enable-execute-stack-mprotect.c
+++ b/libgcc/enable-execute-stack-mprotect.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 static int need_enable_exec_stack;
 
-static void check_enabling (void) __attribute__ ((unused));
 extern void __enable_execute_stack (void *);
 
 #if defined __sun__ && defined __svr4__