diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
index a54d33d95ada49f6a993c0518168870e1b58c1a2..c92d1b19fc0bbb51c0c98cbe27847f98ac6fce10 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmmaster.c
@@ -1695,9 +1695,9 @@ send_response:
  * can periodically run all locks owned by this node
  * and re-assert across the cluster...
  */
-int dlm_do_assert_master(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
-			 struct dlm_lock_resource *res,
-			 void *nodemap, u32 flags)
+static int dlm_do_assert_master(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
+				struct dlm_lock_resource *res,
+				void *nodemap, u32 flags)
 {
 	struct dlm_assert_master assert;
 	int to, tmpret;