diff --git a/arch/mips/dec/prom/init.c b/arch/mips/dec/prom/init.c
index cb12eb211a49e..8d74d7d6c05b4 100644
--- a/arch/mips/dec/prom/init.c
+++ b/arch/mips/dec/prom/init.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int (*__pmax_close)(int);
  * Detect which PROM the DECSTATION has, and set the callback vectors
  * appropriately.
  */
-void __init which_prom(s32 magic, s32 *prom_vec)
+static void __init which_prom(s32 magic, s32 *prom_vec)
 {
 	/*
 	 * No sign of the REX PROM's magic number means we assume a non-REX