diff --git a/drivers/dma/xgene-dma.c b/drivers/dma/xgene-dma.c
index 2383528881f2..aa61935ee706 100755
--- a/drivers/dma/xgene-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/xgene-dma.c
@@ -1623,7 +1623,7 @@ static void xgene_dma_init_hw(struct xgene_dma *pdma)
 		 XGENE_DMA_DEV_ID_RD(val), XGENE_DMA_MAX_CHANNEL);
 }
 
-int xgene_dma_init_ring_mngr(struct xgene_dma *pdma)
+static int xgene_dma_init_ring_mngr(struct xgene_dma *pdma)
 {
 	if (ioread32(pdma->csr_ring + XGENE_DMA_RING_CLKEN) &&
 	    (!ioread32(pdma->csr_ring + XGENE_DMA_RING_SRST)))