diff --git a/fs/jffs2/security.c b/fs/jffs2/security.c
index 0f20208df60278c9f63f6c14c7b626cfd632ebf2..aca97f35b292f71be6a1a01007780c25a990551c 100644
--- a/fs/jffs2/security.c
+++ b/fs/jffs2/security.c
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 #include "nodelist.h"
 
 /* ---- Initial Security Label(s) Attachment callback --- */
-int jffs2_initxattrs(struct inode *inode, const struct xattr *xattr_array,
-		     void *fs_info)
+static int jffs2_initxattrs(struct inode *inode,
+			    const struct xattr *xattr_array, void *fs_info)
 {
 	const struct xattr *xattr;
 	int err = 0;