diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib.h b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib.h
index 132278265396..cef2dc27103f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib.h
@@ -2762,7 +2762,6 @@ extern void rtllib_stop_scan(struct rtllib_device *ieee);
 extern bool rtllib_act_scanning(struct rtllib_device *ieee, bool sync_scan);
 extern void rtllib_stop_scan_syncro(struct rtllib_device *ieee);
 extern void rtllib_start_scan_syncro(struct rtllib_device *ieee, u8 is_mesh);
-extern u8 MgntQuery_MgntFrameTxRate(struct rtllib_device *ieee);
 extern void rtllib_sta_ps_send_null_frame(struct rtllib_device *ieee,
 					  short pwr);
 extern void rtllib_sta_wakeup(struct rtllib_device *ieee, short nl);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
index 067a45ab97dd..089a058ad2ed 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ MgntQuery_TxRateExcludeCCKRates(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
 	return QueryRate;
 }
 
-u8 MgntQuery_MgntFrameTxRate(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
+static u8 MgntQuery_MgntFrameTxRate(struct rtllib_device *ieee)
 {
 	struct rt_hi_throughput *pHTInfo = ieee->pHTInfo;
 	u8 rate;