diff --git a/net/smc/smc_close.c b/net/smc/smc_close.c
index 48615d2ac4aa..e194c6cc308a 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_close.c
+++ b/net/smc/smc_close.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static int smc_close_abort(struct smc_connection *conn)
 /* terminate smc socket abnormally - active abort
  * RDMA communication no longer possible
  */
-void smc_close_active_abort(struct smc_sock *smc)
+static void smc_close_active_abort(struct smc_sock *smc)
 {
 	struct smc_cdc_conn_state_flags *txflags =
 		&smc->conn.local_tx_ctrl.conn_state_flags;
diff --git a/net/smc/smc_close.h b/net/smc/smc_close.h
index ed82506b1b0a..8c498885d758 100644
--- a/net/smc/smc_close.h
+++ b/net/smc/smc_close.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #define SMC_CLOSE_SOCK_PUT_DELAY		HZ
 
 void smc_close_wake_tx_prepared(struct smc_sock *smc);
-void smc_close_active_abort(struct smc_sock *smc);
 int smc_close_active(struct smc_sock *smc);
 void smc_close_sock_put_work(struct work_struct *work);
 int smc_close_shutdown_write(struct smc_sock *smc);