diff --git a/include/linux/moduleparam.h b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
index b5c98c43779e4ada67ae76132ed0279967a48f9a..7c0c2c198f1f64400cb269d2e9608031e690ea30 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleparam.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleparam.h
@@ -162,13 +162,6 @@ extern int param_array_get(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
 extern int param_set_copystring(const char *val, struct kernel_param *kp);
 extern int param_get_string(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp);
 
-int param_array(const char *name,
-		const char *val,
-		unsigned int min, unsigned int max,
-		void *elem, int elemsize,
-		int (*set)(const char *, struct kernel_param *kp),
-		int *num);
-
 /* for exporting parameters in /sys/parameters */
 
 struct module;
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index a29150582310e05e5bedd83f5e216610c9e69495..9de637a5c8bc920df2875910d29aba8dc0b4e3bb 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -265,12 +265,12 @@ int param_get_invbool(char *buffer, struct kernel_param *kp)
 }
 
 /* We cheat here and temporarily mangle the string. */
-int param_array(const char *name,
-		const char *val,
-		unsigned int min, unsigned int max,
-		void *elem, int elemsize,
-		int (*set)(const char *, struct kernel_param *kp),
-		int *num)
+static int param_array(const char *name,
+		       const char *val,
+		       unsigned int min, unsigned int max,
+		       void *elem, int elemsize,
+		       int (*set)(const char *, struct kernel_param *kp),
+		       int *num)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct kernel_param kp;