diff --git a/lib/kobject.c b/lib/kobject.c
index b72e00fd7d09..aa89edcd2b63 100644
--- a/lib/kobject.c
+++ b/lib/kobject.c
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ static void kset_release(struct kobject *kobj)
 	kfree(kset);
 }
 
-void kset_get_ownership(struct kobject *kobj, kuid_t *uid, kgid_t *gid)
+static void kset_get_ownership(struct kobject *kobj, kuid_t *uid, kgid_t *gid)
 {
 	if (kobj->parent)
 		kobject_get_ownership(kobj->parent, uid, gid);