diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
index 245b03e88089..6cbeb2a54527 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vpe.c
@@ -155,10 +155,9 @@ struct {
 };
 
 static void release_progmem(void *ptr);
-extern void save_gp_address(unsigned int secbase, unsigned int rel);
 
 /* get the vpe associated with this minor */
-struct vpe *get_vpe(int minor)
+static struct vpe *get_vpe(int minor)
 {
 	struct vpe *v;
 
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ struct vpe *get_vpe(int minor)
 }
 
 /* get the vpe associated with this minor */
-struct tc *get_tc(int index)
+static struct tc *get_tc(int index)
 {
 	struct tc *t;
 
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ struct tc *get_tc_unused(void)
 }
 
 /* allocate a vpe and associate it with this minor (or index) */
-struct vpe *alloc_vpe(int minor)
+static struct vpe *alloc_vpe(int minor)
 {
 	struct vpe *v;
 
@@ -216,7 +215,7 @@ struct vpe *alloc_vpe(int minor)
 }
 
 /* allocate a tc. At startup only tc0 is running, all other can be halted. */
-struct tc *alloc_tc(int index)
+static struct tc *alloc_tc(int index)
 {
 	struct tc *tc;
 
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ out:
 }
 
 /* clean up and free everything */
-void release_vpe(struct vpe *v)
+static void release_vpe(struct vpe *v)
 {
 	list_del(&v->list);
 	if (v->load_addr)
@@ -240,7 +239,7 @@ void release_vpe(struct vpe *v)
 	kfree(v);
 }
 
-void dump_mtregs(void)
+static void dump_mtregs(void)
 {
 	unsigned long val;
 
@@ -551,7 +550,7 @@ static char *rstrs[] = {
 	[R_MIPS_PC16] = "MIPS_PC16"
 };
 
-int apply_relocations(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
+static int apply_relocations(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		      const char *strtab,
 		      unsigned int symindex,
 		      unsigned int relsec,
@@ -596,7 +595,7 @@ int apply_relocations(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void save_gp_address(unsigned int secbase, unsigned int rel)
+static inline void save_gp_address(unsigned int secbase, unsigned int rel)
 {
 	gp_addr = secbase + rel;
 	gp_offs = gp_addr - (secbase & 0xffff0000);