diff --git a/arch/hexagon/kernel/dma.c b/arch/hexagon/kernel/dma.c
index 0f2367cc5493..2b48751aa5f7 100644
--- a/arch/hexagon/kernel/dma.c
+++ b/arch/hexagon/kernel/dma.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static struct gen_pool *coherent_pool;
 
 /* Allocates from a pool of uncached memory that was reserved at boot time */
 
-void *hexagon_dma_alloc_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
+static void *hexagon_dma_alloc_coherent(struct device *dev, size_t size,
 				 dma_addr_t *dma_addr, gfp_t flag,
 				 struct dma_attrs *attrs)
 {