diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
index 84a1950880e..c3c931d4537 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ static void omap_pcm_free_dma_buffers(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
 	}
 }
 
-int omap_pcm_new(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
+static int omap_pcm_new(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 		 struct snd_pcm *pcm)
 {
 	int ret = 0;