diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_vio.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_vio.c
index 7af54d6ed5b8..798f27f40cc2 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_vio.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_vio.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static void hvterm_hvsi_close(struct hvc_struct *hp, int data)
 	notifier_del_irq(hp, data);
 }
 
-void hvterm_hvsi_hangup(struct hvc_struct *hp, int data)
+static void hvterm_hvsi_hangup(struct hvc_struct *hp, int data)
 {
 	struct hvterm_priv *pv = hvterm_privs[hp->vtermno];