diff --git a/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c b/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c
index ee7cbc8..4baf573 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/chips/eeprom.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 }
 
 /* This function is called by i2c_probe */
-int eeprom_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
+static int eeprom_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address, int kind)
 {
 	struct i2c_client *new_client;
 	struct eeprom_data *data;