diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c
index dc7dfa9a6606..723d0ba6f78d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_cls.c
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ static int mvpp2_flow_set_hek_fields(struct mvpp2_cls_flow_entry *fe,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct mvpp2_cls_flow *mvpp2_cls_flow_get(int flow)
+static struct mvpp2_cls_flow *mvpp2_cls_flow_get(int flow)
 {
 	if (flow >= MVPP2_N_FLOWS)
 		return NULL;