diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
index 0b9ef0716588..95a08a8ca8aa 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/iser/iser_initiator.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static void iser_create_send_desc(struct iser_conn	*ib_conn,
 }
 
 
-int iser_alloc_rx_descriptors(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
+static int iser_alloc_rx_descriptors(struct iser_conn *ib_conn)
 {
 	int i, j;
 	u64 dma_addr;