diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h
index 5247f2d1f57349..87ac86a87bd57a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2.h
@@ -1097,8 +1097,6 @@ struct mvpp2_bm_pool {
 void mvpp2_write(struct mvpp2 *priv, u32 offset, u32 data);
 u32 mvpp2_read(struct mvpp2 *priv, u32 offset);
 
-u32 mvpp2_read_relaxed(struct mvpp2 *priv, u32 offset);
-
 void mvpp2_dbgfs_init(struct mvpp2 *priv, const char *name);
 
 void mvpp2_dbgfs_cleanup(struct mvpp2 *priv);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
index 31a776a6481254..2316759c9fca82 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvpp2/mvpp2_main.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ u32 mvpp2_read(struct mvpp2 *priv, u32 offset)
 	return readl(priv->swth_base[0] + offset);
 }
 
-u32 mvpp2_read_relaxed(struct mvpp2 *priv, u32 offset)
+static u32 mvpp2_read_relaxed(struct mvpp2 *priv, u32 offset)
 {
 	return readl_relaxed(priv->swth_base[0] + offset);
 }