diff --git a/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c b/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c
index db3082b4da46..de22a101ef72 100644
--- a/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c
+++ b/arch/um/drivers/chan_kern.c
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static int open_one_chan(struct chan *chan)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int open_chan(struct list_head *chans)
+static int open_chan(struct list_head *chans)
 {
 	struct list_head *ele;
 	struct chan *chan;
diff --git a/arch/um/include/chan_kern.h b/arch/um/include/chan_kern.h
index 624b5100a3cd..de5f6970cbdd 100644
--- a/arch/um/include/chan_kern.h
+++ b/arch/um/include/chan_kern.h
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ extern void chan_interrupt(struct list_head *chans, struct delayed_work *task,
 			   struct tty_struct *tty, int irq);
 extern int parse_chan_pair(char *str, struct line *line, int device,
 			   const struct chan_opts *opts, char **error_out);
-extern int open_chan(struct list_head *chans);
 extern int write_chan(struct list_head *chans, const char *buf, int len,
 			     int write_irq);
 extern int console_write_chan(struct list_head *chans, const char *buf,