diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
index c90ce50b619f7b483b85483a24457a8cab73f3c2..57a45ce84b2d42f893cf45fb6e876bc1904bcfde 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-dev.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ static int i2cdev_detach_adapter(struct device *dev, void *dummy)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int i2cdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
+static int i2cdev_notifier_call(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long action,
 			 void *data)
 {
 	struct device *dev = data;