diff --git a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
index a2fc487d1422febda15becd8fac0cb3cab15bc3d..12b85ff957fd2d56b2ef42bf829cc1f74e7a26d6 100644
--- a/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
+++ b/drivers/hv/channel_mgmt.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void release_channel(struct work_struct *work)
 /*
  * free_channel - Release the resources used by the vmbus channel object
  */
-void free_channel(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
+static void free_channel(struct vmbus_channel *channel)
 {
 
 	/*
diff --git a/include/linux/hyperv.h b/include/linux/hyperv.h
index ae865a11ad469c9757353357019dc6bb23297645..240e1141cbbd716046d7459d9c6fa969642b1c02 100644
--- a/include/linux/hyperv.h
+++ b/include/linux/hyperv.h
@@ -606,8 +606,6 @@ struct vmbus_channel {
 	void *channel_callback_context;
 };
 
-void free_channel(struct vmbus_channel *channel);
-
 void vmbus_onmessage(void *context);
 
 int vmbus_request_offers(void);