diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c
index 759543512117..f477ba29c569 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/emac/emac.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static int emac_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	return emac_mac_tx_buf_send(adpt, &adpt->tx_q, skb);
 }
 
-irqreturn_t emac_isr(int _irq, void *data)
+static irqreturn_t emac_isr(int _irq, void *data)
 {
 	struct emac_irq *irq = data;
 	struct emac_adapter *adpt =