diff --git a/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c b/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
index 9f7e0e609516..51c0362acf5c 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/edac_mc_sysfs.c
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ void __exit edac_debugfs_exit(void)
 	debugfs_remove(edac_debugfs);
 }
 
-int edac_create_debug_nodes(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
+static int edac_create_debug_nodes(struct mem_ctl_info *mci)
 {
 	struct dentry *d, *parent;
 	char name[80];