diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/brw_test.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/brw_test.c
index 48d8ed4a1756..75b51d835fdd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/brw_test.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/brw_test.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ brw_inject_one_error(void)
 	return brw_inject_errors--;
 }
 
-void
+static void
 brw_fill_page(struct page *pg, int pattern, __u64 magic)
 {
 	char *addr = page_address(pg);