diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
index c0456cc866104..881fade989198 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c
@@ -3511,7 +3511,7 @@ static int bond_set_mac_address(struct net_device *bond_dev, void *addr)
  * it fails, it tries to find the first available slave for transmission.
  * The skb is consumed in all cases, thus the function is void.
  */
-void bond_xmit_slave_id(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, int slave_id)
+static void bond_xmit_slave_id(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, int slave_id)
 {
 	struct list_head *iter;
 	struct slave *slave;
diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
index 5886f07dc1f31..2897137e892f0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h
@@ -417,7 +417,6 @@ struct bond_net;
 
 int bond_arp_rcv(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct bonding *bond, struct slave *slave);
 int bond_dev_queue_xmit(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *slave_dev);
-void bond_xmit_slave_id(struct bonding *bond, struct sk_buff *skb, int slave_id);
 int bond_create(struct net *net, const char *name);
 int bond_create_sysfs(struct bond_net *net);
 void bond_destroy_sysfs(struct bond_net *net);