diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-bcm2836.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-bcm2836.c
index 72ff1d5c5de6..6c72e605c5c4 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-bcm2836.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-bcm2836.c
@@ -224,8 +224,8 @@ static struct notifier_block bcm2836_arm_irqchip_cpu_notifier = {
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARM
-int __init bcm2836_smp_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu,
-				      struct task_struct *idle)
+static int __init bcm2836_smp_boot_secondary(unsigned int cpu,
+					     struct task_struct *idle)
 {
 	unsigned long secondary_startup_phys =
 		(unsigned long)virt_to_phys((void *)secondary_startup);