diff --git a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
index a117f2a0252e8c884f6d890f912556924635cae9..4686c3983fc3044f0e0af47cf75dee71b6dadb02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/e1000/e1000_main.c
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ void e1000_down(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 	e1000_clean_all_rx_rings(adapter);
 }
 
-void e1000_reinit_safe(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
+static void e1000_reinit_safe(struct e1000_adapter *adapter)
 {
 	while (test_and_set_bit(__E1000_RESETTING, &adapter->flags))
 		msleep(1);