diff --git a/libbfqio/include/bfqio/bfqio.h b/libbfqio/include/bfqio/bfqio.h
index aec06158..eebd66e6 100644
--- a/libbfqio/include/bfqio/bfqio.h
+++ b/libbfqio/include/bfqio/bfqio.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
-extern int android_set_rt_ioprio(int pid, int rt);
+int android_set_rt_ioprio(int pid, int rt);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }