diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c
index ae87d6c19f17..06ddd13cb7cc 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla4xxx/ql4_nx.c
@@ -1843,7 +1843,7 @@ static uint32_t ql4_84xx_poll_wait_for_ready(struct scsi_qla_host *ha,
 	return rval;
 }
 
-uint32_t ql4_84xx_ipmdio_rd_reg(struct scsi_qla_host *ha, uint32_t addr1,
+static uint32_t ql4_84xx_ipmdio_rd_reg(struct scsi_qla_host *ha, uint32_t addr1,
 				uint32_t addr3, uint32_t mask, uint32_t addr,
 				uint32_t *data_ptr)
 {