diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/usb_ops_linux.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/usb_ops_linux.h
index 641f059ffaf7..966688eedf66 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/usb_ops_linux.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/usb_ops_linux.h
@@ -26,6 +26,4 @@
 #define usb_read_interrupt_complete(purb, regs)		\
 	usb_read_interrupt_complete(purb)
 
-unsigned int ffaddr2pipehdl(struct dvobj_priv *pdvobj, u32 addr);
-
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_ops_linux.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_ops_linux.c
index 0269e602b217..220e592b757c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_ops_linux.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/usb_ops_linux.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include "../include/usb_ops_linux.h"
 #include "../include/rtl8188e_recv.h"
 
-unsigned int ffaddr2pipehdl(struct dvobj_priv *pdvobj, u32 addr)
+static unsigned int ffaddr2pipehdl(struct dvobj_priv *pdvobj, u32 addr)
 {
 	unsigned int pipe = 0, ep_num = 0;
 	struct usb_device *pusbd = pdvobj->pusbdev;