diff --git a/include/zephyr/kernel.h b/include/zephyr/kernel.h
index c06eec0f381..0cbecc802d3 100644
--- a/include/zephyr/kernel.h
+++ b/include/zephyr/kernel.h
@@ -5767,11 +5767,6 @@ __syscall void k_poll_signal_check(struct k_poll_signal *sig,
 
 __syscall int k_poll_signal_raise(struct k_poll_signal *sig, int result);
 
-/**
- * @internal
- */
-extern void z_handle_obj_poll_events(sys_dlist_t *events, uint32_t state);
-
 /** @} */
 
 /**
diff --git a/kernel/include/kernel_internal.h b/kernel/include/kernel_internal.h
index aaee3095d9e..576996cc9f6 100644
--- a/kernel/include/kernel_internal.h
+++ b/kernel/include/kernel_internal.h
@@ -227,6 +227,9 @@ void z_mem_manage_init(void);
  */
 void z_mem_manage_boot_finish(void);
 
+
+void z_handle_obj_poll_events(sys_dlist_t *events, uint32_t state);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 
 /* When the kernel is about to go idle, it calls this function to notify the