diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
index 510f2b5a5855..b20b29c903ef 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations ip_vs_ftp_ops = {
 	.exit = __ip_vs_ftp_exit,
 };
 
-int __init ip_vs_ftp_init(void)
+static int __init ip_vs_ftp_init(void)
 {
 	int rv;