diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
index 40fd3ca31663..da04e500a536 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/wilc_wfi_cfgoperations.c
@@ -3362,7 +3362,7 @@ struct wireless_dev *add_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy, const char *name,
  *  @date	01 JUL 2012
  *  @version	1.0
  */
-int del_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev)
+static int del_virtual_intf(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct wireless_dev *wdev)
 {
 	PRINT_D(HOSTAPD_DBG, "Deleting virtual interface\n");
 	return 0;