diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stb0899_algo.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stb0899_algo.c
index 2da55ec20392..d70eee00f33a 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stb0899_algo.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/stb0899_algo.c
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #include "stb0899_priv.h"
 #include "stb0899_reg.h"
 
-inline u32 stb0899_do_div(u64 n, u32 d)
+static inline u32 stb0899_do_div(u64 n, u32 d)
 {
 	/* wrap do_div() for ease of use */