diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c
index 3454437fcd95121e9a12f1bcde87dc9de96cd4c6..0c59d4fe7e3aae56afee09b7e279601192c9e26e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ static struct mlx4_interface mlx4_en_interface = {
 	.protocol	= MLX4_PROT_ETH,
 };
 
-void mlx4_en_verify_params(void)
+static void mlx4_en_verify_params(void)
 {
 	if (pfctx > MAX_PFC_TX) {
 		pr_warn("mlx4_en: WARNING: illegal module parameter pfctx 0x%x - should be in range 0-0x%x, will be changed to default (0)\n",