diff --git a/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c b/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c
index 2aca98e8e427..88c46853dbb5 100644
--- a/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c
+++ b/drivers/block/mtip32xx/mtip32xx.c
@@ -3686,7 +3686,7 @@ static int mtip_block_open(struct block_device *dev, fmode_t mode)
 	return -ENODEV;
 }
 
-void mtip_block_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
+static void mtip_block_release(struct gendisk *disk, fmode_t mode)
 {
 }