diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
index b1525591f2e746219f59262df83854b21c85e7b4..7b7d237c1ddb274ff663c24653a87b2727a89cdd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static int brcmf_init_nvram_parser(struct nvram_parser *nvp,
  * and converts newlines to NULs. Shortens buffer as needed and pads with NULs.
  * End of buffer is completed with token identifying length of buffer.
  */
-void *brcmf_fw_nvram_strip(const struct firmware *nv, u32 *new_length)
+static void *brcmf_fw_nvram_strip(const struct firmware *nv, u32 *new_length)
 {
 	struct nvram_parser nvp;
 	u32 pad;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.h b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.h
index 25b64bd97609998cd4074acbef1296ad06fabd74..6431bfd7afffc6c544fa1e292b3a6a98cfd4a664 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmfmac/firmware.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #define BRCMF_FW_REQ_FLAGS		0x00F0
 #define  BRCMF_FW_REQ_NV_OPTIONAL	0x0010
 
-void *brcmf_fw_nvram_strip(const struct firmware *nv, u32 *new_length);
 void brcmf_fw_nvram_free(void *nvram);
 /*
  * Request firmware(s) asynchronously. When the asynchronous request