diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
index fcd3f5ac55166a5fbfa297018482bc8d37734866..6cfb729b1917bc524573bb2e6355104c52d9f2dc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_mlme.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ struct	wlan_network *_rtw_alloc_network(struct	mlme_priv *pmlmepriv)/* _queue *f
 	return pnetwork;
 }
 
-void _rtw_free_network(struct	mlme_priv *pmlmepriv , struct wlan_network *pnetwork, u8 isfreeall)
+static void _rtw_free_network(struct	mlme_priv *pmlmepriv , struct wlan_network *pnetwork, u8 isfreeall)
 {
 	u32 curr_time, delta_time;
 	u32 lifetime = SCANQUEUE_LIFETIME;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
index 04d3b3d9ba571e24e4693cb3017ebdafdcdf02a6..e727cf0c8cd09fa40733b43a67c3a3200a1c291d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/include/rtw_mlme.h
@@ -575,9 +575,6 @@ struct wlan_network *_rtw_dequeue_network(struct __queue *queue);
 
 struct wlan_network *_rtw_alloc_network(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv);
 
-
-void _rtw_free_network(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv,
-		       struct wlan_network *pnetwork, u8 isfreeall);
 void _rtw_free_network_nolock(struct mlme_priv *pmlmepriv,
 			      struct wlan_network *pnetwork);