diff --git a/kernel/locking/locktorture.c b/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
index 9cfa5e89cff7..62d215b2e39f 100644
--- a/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
+++ b/kernel/locking/locktorture.c
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ static struct lock_torture_ops rwsem_lock_ops = {
 #include <linux/percpu-rwsem.h>
 static struct percpu_rw_semaphore pcpu_rwsem;
 
-void torture_percpu_rwsem_init(void)
+static void torture_percpu_rwsem_init(void)
 {
 	BUG_ON(percpu_init_rwsem(&pcpu_rwsem));
 }