diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
index c0ea310a116a7e89b04afd74d9e28946b21c132c..8aa06cc545c315a01683256fc048240d93ea365d 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.c
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ void hci_update_page_scan(struct hci_dev *hdev)
  *
  * This function requires the caller holds hdev->lock.
  */
-void __hci_update_background_scan(struct hci_request *req)
+static void __hci_update_background_scan(struct hci_request *req)
 {
 	struct hci_dev *hdev = req->hdev;
 
diff --git a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h
index 8441d12a62ddc1d031cf4765c1e2b05359c45daa..1f119462865212b69f41a1b55ed647fa6cba99ce 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h
+++ b/net/bluetooth/hci_request.h
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ void __hci_update_page_scan(struct hci_request *req);
 int hci_update_random_address(struct hci_request *req, bool require_privacy,
 			      u8 *own_addr_type);
 
-void __hci_update_background_scan(struct hci_request *req);
-
 int hci_abort_conn(struct hci_conn *conn, u8 reason);
 void __hci_abort_conn(struct hci_request *req, struct hci_conn *conn,
 		      u8 reason);