diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
index 76eb4fecce65..f8827068d30f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_gbl.h
@@ -151,10 +151,6 @@ qla2x00_verify_checksum(scsi_qla_host_t *, uint32_t);
 extern int
 qla2x00_issue_iocb(scsi_qla_host_t *, void *, dma_addr_t, size_t);
 
-extern int
-qla2x00_issue_iocb_timeout(scsi_qla_host_t *, void *, dma_addr_t, size_t,
-    uint32_t);
-
 extern int
 qla2x00_abort_command(scsi_qla_host_t *, srb_t *);
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
index d10cb068245e..875c41860ab2 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/qla_mbx.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ qla2x00_verify_checksum(scsi_qla_host_t *ha, uint32_t risc_addr)
  * Context:
  *	Kernel context.
  */
-int
+static int
 qla2x00_issue_iocb_timeout(scsi_qla_host_t *ha, void *buffer,
     dma_addr_t phys_addr, size_t size, uint32_t tov)
 {