diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_kvdl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_kvdl.c
index cfacc176a1bdc72aad2e49c0f0b6837496f1b25c..55f9d2d70f9eef90071cb6683f355f8a81f1d3b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_kvdl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/spectrum_kvdl.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static void mlxsw_sp_kvdl_parts_fini(struct mlxsw_sp *mlxsw_sp)
 		mlxsw_sp_kvdl_part_fini(mlxsw_sp, i);
 }
 
-u64 mlxsw_sp_kvdl_part_occ(struct mlxsw_sp_kvdl_part *part)
+static u64 mlxsw_sp_kvdl_part_occ(struct mlxsw_sp_kvdl_part *part)
 {
 	unsigned int nr_entries;
 	int bit = -1;