diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c
index 641ebe61dc08..683e50116152 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
 struct sst_device *sst;
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(sst_lock);
-extern struct snd_compr_ops sst_platform_compr_ops;
 
 int sst_register_dsp(struct sst_device *dev)
 {
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform.h b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform.h
index 2409b23eeacf..cb32cc7e5ec1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "sst-atom-controls.h"
 
 extern struct sst_device *sst;
+extern struct snd_compr_ops sst_platform_compr_ops;
 
 #define SST_MONO		1
 #define SST_STEREO		2