diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
index a58031da7fad..b7feecfbb5a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en.h
@@ -843,8 +843,6 @@ int mlx5e_vlan_rx_kill_vid(struct net_device *dev, __always_unused __be16 proto,
 void mlx5e_enable_vlan_filter(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 void mlx5e_disable_vlan_filter(struct mlx5e_priv *priv);
 
-int mlx5e_modify_channels_vsd(struct mlx5e_channels *chs, bool vsd);
-
 struct mlx5e_redirect_rqt_param {
 	bool is_rss;
 	union {
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
index 83796ce17fc3..b57a6e72cc86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_main.c
@@ -2950,7 +2950,7 @@ static int mlx5e_modify_channels_scatter_fcs(struct mlx5e_channels *chs, bool en
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int mlx5e_modify_channels_vsd(struct mlx5e_channels *chs, bool vsd)
+static int mlx5e_modify_channels_vsd(struct mlx5e_channels *chs, bool vsd)
 {
 	int err = 0;
 	int i;