diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
index afa7c4553125..43ecb4af1b41 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ void ion_device_add_heap(struct ion_heap *heap)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ion_device_add_heap);
 
-int ion_device_create(void)
+static int ion_device_create(void)
 {
 	struct ion_device *idev;
 	int ret;