diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
index 70ecd9c3a1632f52fb5abf4e9ca975ff00feb7ce..eba020d3eb5194024134d0f0b89b876970e66ac8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_main.c
@@ -5381,7 +5381,7 @@ static int i40e_vsi_config_tc(struct i40e_vsi *vsi, u8 enabled_tc)
  * @vsi: VSI to be configured
  *
  **/
-int i40e_get_link_speed(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
+static int i40e_get_link_speed(struct i40e_vsi *vsi)
 {
 	struct i40e_pf *pf = vsi->back;