diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
index eb3f5cefeba3..0b2706abe3e3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ ppp_net_ioctl(struct net_device *dev, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd)
 	return err;
 }
 
-struct rtnl_link_stats64*
+static struct rtnl_link_stats64*
 ppp_get_stats64(struct net_device *dev, struct rtnl_link_stats64 *stats64)
 {
 	struct ppp *ppp = netdev_priv(dev);