diff --git a/drivers/rtc/interface.c b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
index ef6316acec43a3312c00c6d8ca27b5ec8314f526..df68618f6dbb53f60f1f743f1425e2060e104854 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/interface.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/interface.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ int rtc_read_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(rtc_read_alarm);
 
-int __rtc_set_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
+static int __rtc_set_alarm(struct rtc_device *rtc, struct rtc_wkalrm *alarm)
 {
 	struct rtc_time tm;
 	long now, scheduled;