diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_flower.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_flower.c
index a36bd66d2834b..92a3117673818 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_flower.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/chelsio/cxgb4/cxgb4_tc_flower.c
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ int cxgb4_tc_flower_destroy(struct net_device *dev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void ch_flower_stats_cb(unsigned long data)
+static void ch_flower_stats_cb(unsigned long data)
 {
 	struct adapter *adap = (struct adapter *)data;
 	struct ch_tc_flower_entry *flower_entry;