diff --git a/fs/fhandle.c b/fs/fhandle.c
index 58a61f55e0d09f868bb1bac6a0b4d6e5042822ad..75cef4deaa77a274345a6c6213d576f0c3c43b52 100644
--- a/fs/fhandle.c
+++ b/fs/fhandle.c
@@ -212,8 +212,8 @@ static int handle_to_path(int mountdirfd, struct file_handle __user *ufh,
 	return retval;
 }
 
-long do_handle_open(int mountdirfd,
-		    struct file_handle __user *ufh, int open_flag)
+static long do_handle_open(int mountdirfd, struct file_handle __user *ufh,
+			   int open_flag)
 {
 	long retval = 0;
 	struct path path;