diff --git a/arch/mips/philips/pnx8550/common/platform.c b/arch/mips/philips/pnx8550/common/platform.c
index d43f56e2cd78..c839436bd012 100644
--- a/arch/mips/philips/pnx8550/common/platform.c
+++ b/arch/mips/philips/pnx8550/common/platform.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ static struct platform_device *pnx8550_platform_devices[] __initdata = {
 	&pnx8550_uart_device,
 };
 
-int pnx8550_platform_init(void)
+static int __init pnx8550_platform_init(void)
 {
 	return platform_add_devices(pnx8550_platform_devices,
 			            ARRAY_SIZE(pnx8550_platform_devices));