diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c
index 5c38ede43c7a..142033574f70 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static void of_gpio_flags_quirks(struct device_node *np,
  * value on the error condition. If @flags is not NULL the function also fills
  * in flags for the GPIO.
  */
-struct gpio_desc *of_get_named_gpiod_flags(struct device_node *np,
+static struct gpio_desc *of_get_named_gpiod_flags(struct device_node *np,
 		     const char *propname, int index, enum of_gpio_flags *flags)
 {
 	struct of_phandle_args gpiospec;
diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.h b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.h
index 454d1658ee2d..9768831b1fe2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.h
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpiolib-of.h
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ struct gpio_desc *of_find_gpio(struct device *dev,
 			       const char *con_id,
 			       unsigned int idx,
 			       unsigned long *lookupflags);
-struct gpio_desc *of_get_named_gpiod_flags(struct device_node *np,
-		   const char *list_name, int index, enum of_gpio_flags *flags);
 int of_gpiochip_add(struct gpio_chip *gc);
 void of_gpiochip_remove(struct gpio_chip *gc);
 int of_gpio_get_count(struct device *dev, const char *con_id);
@@ -25,11 +23,6 @@ static inline struct gpio_desc *of_find_gpio(struct device *dev,
 {
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 }
-static inline struct gpio_desc *of_get_named_gpiod_flags(struct device_node *np,
-		   const char *list_name, int index, enum of_gpio_flags *flags)
-{
-	return ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
-}
 static inline int of_gpiochip_add(struct gpio_chip *gc) { return 0; }
 static inline void of_gpiochip_remove(struct gpio_chip *gc) { }
 static inline int of_gpio_get_count(struct device *dev, const char *con_id)