diff --git a/drivers/dma/mxs-dma.c b/drivers/dma/mxs-dma.c
index b48a79c288454ec61676fbd4416fdfafc53187fd..719593002ab7866051aa9cf7c52633ce60000ba6 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/mxs-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/mxs-dma.c
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ static bool mxs_dma_filter_fn(struct dma_chan *chan, void *fn_param)
 	return true;
 }
 
-struct dma_chan *mxs_dma_xlate(struct of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
+static struct dma_chan *mxs_dma_xlate(struct of_phandle_args *dma_spec,
 			       struct of_dma *ofdma)
 {
 	struct mxs_dma_engine *mxs_dma = ofdma->of_dma_data;