diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 267a50747cbf45bea3b14213aeb6298059334c14..f5736a3b252ef7f2269eda18f12c17deb2d41b40 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -8376,8 +8376,8 @@ static int ixgbe_configure_clsu32(struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter,
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-int __ixgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
-		     struct tc_to_netdev *tc)
+static int __ixgbe_setup_tc(struct net_device *dev, u32 handle, __be16 proto,
+			    struct tc_to_netdev *tc)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(dev);