diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
index 45622bffd81ac..0319ed9ef8b81 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ void mvpp2_percpu_write_relaxed(struct mvpp2 *priv, int cpu,
 	writel_relaxed(data, priv->swth_base[cpu] + offset);
 }
 
-u32 mvpp2_percpu_read_relaxed(struct mvpp2 *priv, int cpu,
+static u32 mvpp2_percpu_read_relaxed(struct mvpp2 *priv, int cpu,
 				     u32 offset)
 {
 	return readl_relaxed(priv->swth_base[cpu] + offset);