diff --git a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
index 2ded2614a2f4..cf0e886314f2 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c
@@ -831,8 +831,8 @@ static void srcu_leak_callback(struct rcu_head *rhp)
  * srcu_read_lock(), and srcu_read_unlock() that are all passed the same
  * srcu_struct structure.
  */
-void __call_srcu(struct srcu_struct *ssp, struct rcu_head *rhp,
-		 rcu_callback_t func, bool do_norm)
+static void __call_srcu(struct srcu_struct *ssp, struct rcu_head *rhp,
+			rcu_callback_t func, bool do_norm)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int idx;