diff --git a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/dpio/qbman-portal.c b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/dpio/qbman-portal.c
index f57c151cf1e8..7b75c934b201 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/dpio/qbman-portal.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/fsl-mc/bus/dpio/qbman-portal.c
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ void qbman_pull_desc_set_numframes(struct qbman_pull_desc *d, u8 numframes)
 	d->numf = numframes - 1;
 }
 
-void qbman_pull_desc_set_token(struct qbman_pull_desc *d, u8 token)
+static void qbman_pull_desc_set_token(struct qbman_pull_desc *d, u8 token)
 {
 	d->tok = token;
 }