diff --git a/drivers/of/platform.c b/drivers/of/platform.c
index e0a6514ab46c..b0d1ff8b0991 100644
--- a/drivers/of/platform.c
+++ b/drivers/of/platform.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(of_device_alloc);
  * Returns pointer to created platform device, or NULL if a device was not
  * registered.  Unavailable devices will not get registered.
  */
-struct platform_device *of_platform_device_create_pdata(
+static struct platform_device *of_platform_device_create_pdata(
 					struct device_node *np,
 					const char *bus_id,
 					void *platform_data,