diff --git a/arch/alpha/boot/tools/objstrip.c b/arch/alpha/boot/tools/objstrip.c
index 9d0727d18aeeb82f6a1920f0ba3fc2bb1775e5cc..367d53d031fc04d51af471273a0256a5a08432c7 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/boot/tools/objstrip.c
+++ b/arch/alpha/boot/tools/objstrip.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 const char * prog_name;
 
 
-void
+static void
 usage (void)
 {
     fprintf(stderr,