diff --git a/include/uv.h b/include/uv.h
index f96026b6..9d81514a 100644
--- a/include/uv.h
+++ b/include/uv.h
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ UV_EXTERN int uv_chdir(const char* dir);
 UV_EXTERN uint64_t uv_get_free_memory(void);
 UV_EXTERN uint64_t uv_get_total_memory(void);
 
-UV_EXTERN extern uint64_t uv_hrtime(void);
+UV_EXTERN uint64_t uv_hrtime(void);
 
 UV_EXTERN void uv_disable_stdio_inheritance(void);