diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
index edb1172b6f54c14b991c1c3f76b36b612c841ca2..690435229be7a9afc17db2eb8c9a220b59546456 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/cxgb4/qp.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ static int build_inv_stag(union t4_wr *wqe, struct ib_send_wr *wr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void _free_qp(struct kref *kref)
+static void _free_qp(struct kref *kref)
 {
 	struct c4iw_qp *qhp;