diff --git a/cpu/blackfin/reset.c b/cpu/blackfin/reset.c
index 284cea579d0bad4a035b3c24c7c900a32557e544..e3be7407115a4d3de43a3d39ae7937db476944b9 100644
--- a/cpu/blackfin/reset.c
+++ b/cpu/blackfin/reset.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * the core reset.
  */
 __attribute__ ((__l1_text__, __noreturn__))
-void bfin_reset(void)
+static void bfin_reset(void)
 {
 	/* Wait for completion of "system" events such as cache line
 	 * line fills so that we avoid infinite stalls later on as