diff --git a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_proto.c b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_proto.c
index 3e745e0fe092..11a2db7cd0f7 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_proto.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/chrome/cros_ec_proto.c
@@ -496,8 +496,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(cros_ec_query_all);
  *
  * Return: 0 on success or negative error code.
  */
-int cros_ec_cmd_xfer(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
-		     struct cros_ec_command *msg)
+static int cros_ec_cmd_xfer(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
+			    struct cros_ec_command *msg)
 {
 	int ret;
 
@@ -541,7 +541,6 @@ int cros_ec_cmd_xfer(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(cros_ec_cmd_xfer);
 
 /**
  * cros_ec_cmd_xfer_status() - Send a command to the ChromeOS EC.
diff --git a/include/linux/platform_data/cros_ec_proto.h b/include/linux/platform_data/cros_ec_proto.h
index 383243326676..4a415ae851ef 100644
--- a/include/linux/platform_data/cros_ec_proto.h
+++ b/include/linux/platform_data/cros_ec_proto.h
@@ -216,9 +216,6 @@ int cros_ec_prepare_tx(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
 int cros_ec_check_result(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
 			 struct cros_ec_command *msg);
 
-int cros_ec_cmd_xfer(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
-		     struct cros_ec_command *msg);
-
 int cros_ec_cmd_xfer_status(struct cros_ec_device *ec_dev,
 			    struct cros_ec_command *msg);