diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c b/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
index 47c2dabe866973b54aa06198567524c4519b1e59..865fd7634b673d4233c8a6758e2426db55696514 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static inline void nf_bridge_update_protocol(struct sk_buff *skb)
  * expected format
  */
 
-int br_parse_ip_options(struct sk_buff *skb)
+static int br_parse_ip_options(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ip_options *opt;
 	struct iphdr *iph;