diff --git a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
index 20d0cf909bea..2253936593c5 100644
--- a/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/rpmsg/virtio_rpmsg_bus.c
@@ -365,8 +365,8 @@ static void virtio_rpmsg_release_device(struct device *dev)
  * this function will be used to create both static and dynamic
  * channels.
  */
-static struct rpmsg_device *rpmsg_create_channel(struct virtproc_info *vrp,
-						 struct rpmsg_channel_info *chinfo)
+static struct rpmsg_device *__rpmsg_create_channel(struct virtproc_info *vrp,
+						   struct rpmsg_channel_info *chinfo)
 {
 	struct virtio_rpmsg_channel *vch;
 	struct rpmsg_device *rpdev;
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ static int rpmsg_ns_cb(struct rpmsg_device *rpdev, void *data, int len,
 		if (ret)
 			dev_err(dev, "rpmsg_destroy_channel failed: %d\n", ret);
 	} else {
-		newch = rpmsg_create_channel(vrp, &chinfo);
+		newch = __rpmsg_create_channel(vrp, &chinfo);
 		if (!newch)
 			dev_err(dev, "rpmsg_create_channel failed\n");
 	}