diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/btext.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/btext.c
index 57073e56ba9e4ac43c7ebee2bfae3b7fe2a9f1dc..987f7ec497ccf6c3ab5cc5e8e64fc71d65c843db 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/btext.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/btext.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ static void scrollscreen(void)
 }
 #endif /* ndef NO_SCROLL */
 
-void btext_drawchar(char c)
+static void btext_drawchar(char c)
 {
 	int cline = 0;
 #ifdef NO_SCROLL