diff --git a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c
index dfb95cffef3e..b6d32570d984 100644
--- a/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c
+++ b/arch/mips/cavium-octeon/setup.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static unsigned long long reserve_low_mem;
 DEFINE_SEMAPHORE(octeon_bootbus_sem);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(octeon_bootbus_sem);
 
-struct octeon_boot_descriptor *octeon_boot_desc_ptr;
+static struct octeon_boot_descriptor *octeon_boot_desc_ptr;
 
 struct cvmx_bootinfo *octeon_bootinfo;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(octeon_bootinfo);
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(octeon_get_io_clock_rate);
  *
  * @s:	    String to write
  */
-void octeon_write_lcd(const char *s)
+static void octeon_write_lcd(const char *s)
 {
 	if (octeon_bootinfo->led_display_base_addr) {
 		void __iomem *lcd_address =
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ void octeon_write_lcd(const char *s)
  *
  * Returns uart	  (0 or 1)
  */
-int octeon_get_boot_uart(void)
+static int octeon_get_boot_uart(void)
 {
 	return (octeon_boot_desc_ptr->flags & OCTEON_BL_FLAG_CONSOLE_UART1) ?
 		1 : 0;