diff --git a/drivers/nvdimm/security.c b/drivers/nvdimm/security.c
index b5aa55c61461..8aefb60c42ff 100644
--- a/drivers/nvdimm/security.c
+++ b/drivers/nvdimm/security.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static int security_overwrite(struct nvdimm *nvdimm, unsigned int keyid)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-void __nvdimm_security_overwrite_query(struct nvdimm *nvdimm)
+static void __nvdimm_security_overwrite_query(struct nvdimm *nvdimm)
 {
 	struct nvdimm_bus *nvdimm_bus = walk_to_nvdimm_bus(&nvdimm->dev);
 	int rc;