diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
index b64f10b4a6c11dcdce825a44cf64bdbe0421f92b..f1d3d7026a89f3a7cda1b3796d120d4c99603222 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8712/usb_intf.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static int r871x_suspend(struct usb_interface *pusb_intf, pm_message_t state)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void rtl871x_intf_resume(struct _adapter *padapter)
+static void rtl871x_intf_resume(struct _adapter *padapter)
 {
 	if (padapter->dvobjpriv.inirp_init)
 		padapter->dvobjpriv.inirp_init(padapter);