diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
index 3435610ca411..576f56ad4383 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ static void UpdateBrateTblForSoftAP(u8 *bssrateset, u32 bssratelen)
 	}
 }
 
-unsigned int OnAssocReq(struct adapter *padapter, struct recv_frame *precv_frame)
+static unsigned int OnAssocReq(struct adapter *padapter, struct recv_frame *precv_frame)
 {
 	u16 capab_info;
 	struct rtw_ieee802_11_elems elems;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
index 66aa8b497aa1..41e31cec9abe 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtw_mlme_ext.h
@@ -536,8 +536,6 @@ void start_clnt_auth(struct adapter *padapter);
 void start_clnt_join(struct adapter *padapter);
 void start_create_ibss(struct adapter *padapter);
 
-unsigned int OnAssocReq(struct adapter *padapter,
-			struct recv_frame *precv_frame);
 unsigned int OnAssocRsp(struct adapter *padapter,
 			struct recv_frame *precv_frame);
 unsigned int OnProbeReq(struct adapter *padapter,