diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
index 3bdb1beaedd87d876574e07a47ca14067669a2d9..137ca13710afe6d73ac14a38b2f9e15b6c23e64b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qlcnic/qlcnic_main.c
@@ -3281,8 +3281,7 @@ static struct notifier_block qlcnic_inetaddr_cb = {
 	.notifier_call = qlcnic_inetaddr_event,
 };
 #else
-static void
-qlcnic_restore_indev_addr(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long event)
+void qlcnic_restore_indev_addr(struct net_device *dev, unsigned long event)
 { }
 #endif
 static struct pci_error_handlers qlcnic_err_handler = {