diff --git a/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-berr.c b/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-berr.c
index a278e918a019..afc1cadbba37 100644
--- a/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-berr.c
+++ b/arch/mips/sgi-ip32/ip32-berr.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <asm/tlbdebug.h>
 
-int ip32_be_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, int is_fixup)
+static int ip32_be_handler(struct pt_regs *regs, int is_fixup)
 {
 	int data = regs->cp0_cause & 4;