diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/unaligned.c b/arch/mips/kernel/unaligned.c
index 8eaf310ffc6c..c369a5d35527 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/unaligned.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/unaligned.c
@@ -685,7 +685,8 @@ const int reg16to32[] = { 16, 17, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 };
 /* Recode table from 16-bit STORE register notation to 32-bit GPR. */
 const int reg16to32st[] = { 0, 17, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 };
 
-void emulate_load_store_microMIPS(struct pt_regs *regs, void __user * addr)
+static void emulate_load_store_microMIPS(struct pt_regs *regs,
+					 void __user *addr)
 {
 	unsigned long value;
 	unsigned int res;