diff --git a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
index 1369ec892a2c..bbd2624f8594 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
+++ b/fs/f2fs/checkpoint.c
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ retry:
 	goto retry;
 }
 
-int f2fs_sync_inode_meta(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
+static int f2fs_sync_inode_meta(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi)
 {
 	struct list_head *head = &sbi->inode_list[DIRTY_META];
 	struct inode *inode;
diff --git a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
index 21596e0266ba..717b6ea72dac 100644
--- a/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
+++ b/fs/f2fs/f2fs.h
@@ -3737,7 +3737,6 @@ void f2fs_set_dirty_device(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino,
 					unsigned int devidx, int type);
 bool f2fs_is_dirty_device(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi, nid_t ino,
 					unsigned int devidx, int type);
-int f2fs_sync_inode_meta(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi);
 int f2fs_acquire_orphan_inode(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi);
 void f2fs_release_orphan_inode(struct f2fs_sb_info *sbi);
 void f2fs_add_orphan_inode(struct inode *inode);