diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/unicore2-cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/unicore2-cpufreq.c
index 12fc904d7dab..b225f04d8ae5 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/unicore2-cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/unicore2-cpufreq.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static struct cpufreq_driver ucv2_driver;
 /* make sure that only the "userspace" governor is run
  * -- anything else wouldn't make sense on this platform, anyway.
  */
-int ucv2_verify_speed(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
+static int ucv2_verify_speed(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
 {
 	if (policy->cpu)
 		return -EINVAL;