diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hwspinlock.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hwspinlock.c
index 454dfce125ca..8763c8520dc2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hwspinlock.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/hwspinlock.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static struct hwspinlock_pdata omap_hwspinlock_pdata __initdata = {
 	.base_id = 0,
 };
 
-int __init hwspinlocks_init(void)
+static int __init hwspinlocks_init(void)
 {
 	int retval = 0;
 	struct omap_hwmod *oh;