diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_android.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_android.h
index d7ca7c2fb1186..2c26993b8205e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_android.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_android.h
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ enum ANDROID_WIFI_CMD {
 	ANDROID_WIFI_CMD_MAX
 };
 
-int rtw_android_cmdstr_to_num(char *cmdstr);
 int rtw_android_priv_cmd(struct net_device *net, struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd);
 
 #endif /* __RTW_ANDROID_H__ */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/rtw_android.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/rtw_android.c
index f1470ac56874a..99475be307025 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/rtw_android.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/rtw_android.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct android_wifi_priv_cmd {
 	int total_len;
 };
 
-int rtw_android_cmdstr_to_num(char *cmdstr)
+static int rtw_android_cmdstr_to_num(char *cmdstr)
 {
 	int cmd_num;