diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/signal.c b/arch/h8300/kernel/signal.c
index fca10378701bb..5adaadaf92183 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/signal.c
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/signal.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ handle_signal(unsigned long sig, siginfo_t *info, struct k_sigaction *ka,
  * want to handle. Thus you cannot kill init even with a SIGKILL even by
  * mistake.
  */
-statis void do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs)
+static void do_signal(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
 	siginfo_t info;
 	int signr;