diff --git a/block/bio.c b/block/bio.c
index 2d880d1255fe..e9944dab0132 100644
--- a/block/bio.c
+++ b/block/bio.c
@@ -1873,7 +1873,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bio_trim);
  * create memory pools for biovec's in a bio_set.
  * use the global biovec slabs created for general use.
  */
-int biovec_init_pool(mempool_t *pool, int pool_entries)
+static int biovec_init_pool(mempool_t *pool, int pool_entries)
 {
 	struct biovec_slab *bp = bvec_slabs + ARRAY_SIZE(bvec_slabs) - 1;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/bio.h b/include/linux/bio.h
index 7597ae4dc52b..e60d2f5bd3dc 100644
--- a/include/linux/bio.h
+++ b/include/linux/bio.h
@@ -347,7 +347,6 @@ enum {
 };
 extern int bioset_init(struct bio_set *, unsigned int, unsigned int, int flags);
 extern void bioset_exit(struct bio_set *);
-extern int biovec_init_pool(mempool_t *pool, int pool_entries);
 
 struct bio *bio_alloc_bioset(struct block_device *bdev, unsigned short nr_vecs,
 			     blk_opf_t opf, gfp_t gfp, struct bio_set *bs);