diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 70c854d939ce..5dae6e7155d3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@ int wilc_get_rssi(struct wilc_vif *vif, s8 *rssi_level)
 	return result;
 }
 
-int wilc_get_stats_async(struct wilc_vif *vif, struct rf_info *stats)
+static int wilc_get_stats_async(struct wilc_vif *vif, struct rf_info *stats)
 {
 	int result;
 	struct host_if_msg *msg;