diff --git a/net/tipc/name_table.c b/net/tipc/name_table.c
index d8473eefcd23..ac7dfdda7973 100644
--- a/net/tipc/name_table.c
+++ b/net/tipc/name_table.c
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ static struct publication *tipc_nameseq_remove_publ(struct name_seq *nseq, u32 i
  * sequence overlapping with the requested sequence
  */
 
-void tipc_nameseq_subscribe(struct name_seq *nseq, struct subscription *s)
+static void tipc_nameseq_subscribe(struct name_seq *nseq, struct subscription *s)
 {
 	struct sub_seq *sseq = nseq->sseqs;