diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/shadow.c b/kernel/livepatch/shadow.c
index 67e4360521f3..fdac27588d60 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/shadow.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/shadow.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void *klp_shadow_get(void *obj, unsigned long id)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klp_shadow_get);
 
-void *__klp_shadow_get_or_alloc(void *obj, unsigned long id, void *data,
+static void *__klp_shadow_get_or_alloc(void *obj, unsigned long id, void *data,
 		       size_t size, gfp_t gfp_flags, bool warn_on_exist)
 {
 	struct klp_shadow *new_shadow;