diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c
index 2f9213b257a4a..eb0c76338295a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfad.c
@@ -1487,8 +1487,7 @@ bfad_pci_error_detected(struct pci_dev *pdev, pci_channel_state_t state)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int
-restart_bfa(struct bfad_s *bfad)
+static int restart_bfa(struct bfad_s *bfad)
 {
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct pci_dev *pdev = bfad->pcidev;