diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/brw_test.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/brw_test.c
index 9e04695bfdbc..d7b26b0a57e2 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/brw_test.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lnet/selftest/brw_test.c
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ brw_server_rpc_done(srpc_server_rpc_t *rpc)
 	sfw_free_pages(rpc);
 }
 
-int
+static int
 brw_bulk_ready(srpc_server_rpc_t *rpc, int status)
 {
 	__u64	     magic = BRW_MAGIC;