diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
index b21f8971dfa1..2a3ce6afca1c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.h
@@ -258,10 +258,6 @@ void msm_framebuffer_cleanup(struct drm_framebuffer *fb, bool needed_dirtyfb);
 uint32_t msm_framebuffer_iova(struct drm_framebuffer *fb, int plane);
 struct drm_gem_object *msm_framebuffer_bo(struct drm_framebuffer *fb, int plane);
 const struct msm_format *msm_framebuffer_format(struct drm_framebuffer *fb);
-struct drm_framebuffer *msm_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev,
-					     const struct drm_format_info *info,
-					     const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd,
-					     struct drm_gem_object **bos);
 struct drm_framebuffer *msm_framebuffer_create(struct drm_device *dev,
 		struct drm_file *file, const struct drm_format_info *info,
 		const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fb.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fb.c
index dec550e6cf75..60c108d35d2a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fb.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_fb.c
@@ -134,10 +134,10 @@ const struct msm_format *msm_framebuffer_format(struct drm_framebuffer *fb)
 	return msm_fb->format;
 }
 
-struct drm_framebuffer *msm_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev,
-					     const struct drm_format_info *info,
-					     const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd,
-					     struct drm_gem_object **bos)
+static struct drm_framebuffer *
+msm_framebuffer_init(struct drm_device *dev, const struct drm_format_info *info,
+		     const struct drm_mode_fb_cmd2 *mode_cmd,
+		     struct drm_gem_object **bos)
 {
 	struct msm_drm_private *priv = dev->dev_private;
 	struct msm_kms *kms = priv->kms;