diff --git a/net/socket.c b/net/socket.c
index a8c2307590b87ce5774f275fcbc1397f095d4c27..0758e13754e2faccb257d2f6ba9cca7b2da1baab 100644
--- a/net/socket.c
+++ b/net/socket.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ static ssize_t sockfs_listxattr(struct dentry *dentry, char *buffer,
 	return used;
 }
 
-int sockfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
+static int sockfs_setattr(struct dentry *dentry, struct iattr *iattr)
 {
 	int err = simple_setattr(dentry, iattr);