diff --git a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
index 3c32e08e71c1..2d83fbb806a5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/ipr.c
@@ -4837,7 +4837,7 @@ static int ipr_queuecommand(struct scsi_cmnd *scsi_cmd,
  * Return value:
  * 	0 on success / other on failure
  **/
-int ipr_ioctl(struct scsi_device *sdev, int cmd, void __user *arg)
+static int ipr_ioctl(struct scsi_device *sdev, int cmd, void __user *arg)
 {
 	struct ipr_resource_entry *res;