diff --git a/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/geode/src/geode.h b/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/geode/src/geode.h
index d9cc773e5d..55f017190e 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/geode/src/geode.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/geode/src/geode.h
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ void GXShowCursor(ScrnInfoPtr pScrni);
 /* gx_randr.c */
 Rotation GXGetRotation(ScreenPtr pScreen);
 Bool GXRandRInit(ScreenPtr pScreen, int rotation);
-extern _X_EXPORT Bool GXRandRSetConfig(ScreenPtr pScreen, Rotation rotation,
+Bool GXRandRSetConfig(ScreenPtr pScreen, Rotation rotation,
                                        int rate, RRScreenSizePtr pSize);
 
 /* gx_rotate.c */
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/geode/src/gx_driver.c b/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/geode/src/gx_driver.c
index 9a1830350e..67e9f30630 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/geode/src/gx_driver.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/drivers/video/geode/src/gx_driver.c
@@ -1110,11 +1110,7 @@ GXCreateScreenResources(ScreenPtr pScreen)
     if (!(*pScreen->CreateScreenResources) (pScreen))
         return FALSE;
 
-    if (xf86LoaderCheckSymbol("GXRandRSetConfig")
-        && pGeode->rotation != RR_Rotate_0) {
-        Rotation(*GXRandRSetConfig) (ScreenPtr pScreen, Rotation rr, int rate,
-                                     RRScreenSizePtr pSize) = NULL;
-
+    if (pGeode->rotation != RR_Rotate_0) {
         RRScreenSize p;
         Rotation requestedRotation = pGeode->rotation;
 
@@ -1127,12 +1123,9 @@ GXCreateScreenResources(ScreenPtr pScreen)
         p.mmWidth = pScreen->mmWidth;
         p.mmHeight = pScreen->mmHeight;
 
-        GXRandRSetConfig = LoaderSymbol("GXRandRSetConfig");
-        if (GXRandRSetConfig) {
-            pGeode->starting = TRUE;
-            (*GXRandRSetConfig) (pScreen, requestedRotation, 0, &p);
-            pGeode->starting = FALSE;
-        }
+        pGeode->starting = TRUE;
+        GXRandRSetConfig(pScreen, requestedRotation, 0, &p);
+        pGeode->starting = FALSE;
     }
 
     return TRUE;