diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
index 46039d80bb43..2cd1f8efdfa3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/dpaa/dpaa_eth.c
@@ -2062,7 +2062,7 @@ static inline int dpaa_xmit(struct dpaa_priv *priv,
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DPAA_ERRATUM_A050385
-int dpaa_a050385_wa(struct net_device *net_dev, struct sk_buff **s)
+static int dpaa_a050385_wa(struct net_device *net_dev, struct sk_buff **s)
 {
 	struct dpaa_priv *priv = netdev_priv(net_dev);
 	struct sk_buff *new_skb, *skb = *s;