diff --git a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
index ffb97b2a15a03..4aad350e4daec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vmxnet3/vmxnet3_drv.c
@@ -1385,8 +1385,8 @@ vmxnet3_rq_cleanup_all(struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
 }
 
 
-void vmxnet3_rq_destroy(struct vmxnet3_rx_queue *rq,
-			struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
+static void vmxnet3_rq_destroy(struct vmxnet3_rx_queue *rq,
+			       struct vmxnet3_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	int i;
 	int j;