diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
index eb4b10229a05..3b962ba5ef08 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci-ring.c
@@ -1964,7 +1964,7 @@ static int handle_tx_event(struct xhci_hcd *xhci,
  * This function handles all OS-owned events on the event ring.  It may drop
  * xhci->lock between event processing (e.g. to pass up port status changes).
  */
-void xhci_handle_event(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
+static void xhci_handle_event(struct xhci_hcd *xhci)
 {
 	union xhci_trb *event;
 	int update_ptrs = 1;
diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
index 6d829c41d963..25e108e981fa 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
+++ b/drivers/usb/host/xhci.h
@@ -1400,7 +1400,6 @@ struct xhci_segment *trb_in_td(struct xhci_segment *start_seg,
 int xhci_is_vendor_info_code(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, unsigned int trb_comp_code);
 void xhci_ring_cmd_db(struct xhci_hcd *xhci);
 void *xhci_setup_one_noop(struct xhci_hcd *xhci);
-void xhci_handle_event(struct xhci_hcd *xhci);
 void xhci_set_hc_event_deq(struct xhci_hcd *xhci);
 int xhci_queue_slot_control(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, u32 trb_type, u32 slot_id);
 int xhci_queue_address_device(struct xhci_hcd *xhci, dma_addr_t in_ctx_ptr,