diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
index a54d33d95ada..c92d1b19fc0b 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
@@ -1695,9 +1695,9 @@ int dlm_master_request_handler(struct o2net_msg *msg, u32 len, void *data,
  * can periodically run all locks owned by this node
  * and re-assert across the cluster...
  */
-int dlm_do_assert_master(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
-			 struct dlm_lock_resource *res,
-			 void *nodemap, u32 flags)
+static int dlm_do_assert_master(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
+				struct dlm_lock_resource *res,
+				void *nodemap, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct dlm_assert_master assert;
 	int to, tmpret;