diff --git a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
index 34691d75819ae65ba26bdd84380686ba9d42e812..f03d024038ea2974ffc43ba50daead1fd922bd82 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/rgrp.c
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ static inline u64 gfs2_bit_search(const __le64 *ptr, u64 mask, u8 state)
  * Return: the block number (bitmap buffer scope) that was found
  */
 
-u32 gfs2_bitfit(const u8 *buf, const unsigned int len, u32 goal, u8 state)
+static u32 gfs2_bitfit(const u8 *buf, const unsigned int len,
+		       u32 goal, u8 state)
 {
 	u32 spoint = (goal << 1) & ((8*sizeof(u64)) - 1);
 	const __le64 *ptr = ((__le64 *)buf) + (goal >> 5);