diff --git a/ut_assert/scripts/generate_stubs.pl b/ut_assert/scripts/generate_stubs.pl
index 4a0792a24..1a0323bb5 100755
--- a/ut_assert/scripts/generate_stubs.pl
+++ b/ut_assert/scripts/generate_stubs.pl
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
             if ($fileapi->{$funcname}->{variadic}) {
                 $args .= ", va_list";
             }
-            print OUT "extern void ".$handler_func->{$funcname}."($args);\n";
+            print OUT "void ".$handler_func->{$funcname}."($args);\n";
         }
     }