diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_rxdesc.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_rxdesc.c
index 387af789797d..9bf7a9248026 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_rxdesc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/hal/rtl8188e_rxdesc.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ static void process_link_qual(struct adapter *padapter, struct recv_frame *prfra
 	signal_stat->avg_val = signal_stat->total_val / signal_stat->total_num;
 }
 
-void rtl8188e_process_phy_info(struct adapter *padapter, void *prframe)
+static void rtl8188e_process_phy_info(struct adapter *padapter, void *prframe)
 {
 	struct recv_frame *precvframe = (struct recv_frame *)prframe;
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtl8188e_recv.h b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtl8188e_recv.h
index 8d06815d0374..b752c5c06309 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtl8188e_recv.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/include/rtl8188e_recv.h
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ enum rx_packet_type {
 s32 rtl8188eu_init_recv_priv(struct adapter *padapter);
 void rtl8188eu_free_recv_priv(struct adapter * padapter);
 void rtl8188eu_recv_tasklet(unsigned long priv);
-void rtl8188e_process_phy_info(struct adapter * padapter, void *prframe);
 void update_recvframe_phyinfo_88e(struct recv_frame *fra, struct phy_stat *phy);
 void update_recvframe_attrib_88e(struct recv_frame *fra, struct recv_stat *stat);