diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h
index 7048a41973eda..842e63f19f228 100644
--- a/drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h
+++ b/drivers/base/firmware_loader/firmware.h
@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ int fw_grow_paged_buf(struct fw_priv *fw_priv, int pages_needed);
 int fw_map_paged_buf(struct fw_priv *fw_priv);
 #else
 static inline void fw_free_paged_buf(struct fw_priv *fw_priv) {}
-int fw_grow_paged_buf(struct fw_priv *fw_priv, int pages_needed) { return -ENXIO; }
-int fw_map_paged_buf(struct fw_priv *fw_priv) { return -ENXIO; }
+static int fw_grow_paged_buf(struct fw_priv *fw_priv, int pages_needed) { return -ENXIO; }
+static int fw_map_paged_buf(struct fw_priv *fw_priv) { return -ENXIO; }
 #endif
 
 #endif /* __FIRMWARE_LOADER_H */