diff --git a/mm/kasan/report.c b/mm/kasan/report.c
index beee0e980e2d..04bb1d3eb9ec 100644
--- a/mm/kasan/report.c
+++ b/mm/kasan/report.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ static const char *get_shadow_bug_type(struct kasan_access_info *info)
 	return bug_type;
 }
 
-const char *get_wild_bug_type(struct kasan_access_info *info)
+static const char *get_wild_bug_type(struct kasan_access_info *info)
 {
 	const char *bug_type = "unknown-crash";