diff --git a/drivers/block/rbd.c b/drivers/block/rbd.c
index a8ad8f8..077e177 100644
--- a/drivers/block/rbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/rbd.c
@@ -2167,7 +2167,7 @@ static void rbd_spec_free(struct kref *kref)
 	kfree(spec);
 }
 
-struct rbd_device *rbd_dev_create(struct rbd_client *rbdc,
+static struct rbd_device *rbd_dev_create(struct rbd_client *rbdc,
 				struct rbd_spec *spec)
 {
 	struct rbd_device *rbd_dev;