diff --git a/fs/exofs/super.c b/fs/exofs/super.c
index 9d9763328734..ed73ed8ebbee 100644
--- a/fs/exofs/super.c
+++ b/fs/exofs/super.c
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ static int exofs_devs_2_odi(struct exofs_dt_device_info *dt_dev,
 	return !(odi->systemid_len || odi->osdname_len);
 }
 
-int __alloc_dev_table(struct exofs_sb_info *sbi, unsigned numdevs,
+static int __alloc_dev_table(struct exofs_sb_info *sbi, unsigned numdevs,
 		      struct exofs_dev **peds)
 {
 	struct __alloc_ore_devs_and_exofs_devs {