diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index a291505..9de637a 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -265,12 +265,12 @@
 }
 
 /* We cheat here and temporarily mangle the string. */
-int param_array(const char *name,
-		const char *val,
-		unsigned int min, unsigned int max,
-		void *elem, int elemsize,
-		int (*set)(const char *, struct kernel_param *kp),
-		int *num)
+static int param_array(const char *name,
+		       const char *val,
+		       unsigned int min, unsigned int max,
+		       void *elem, int elemsize,
+		       int (*set)(const char *, struct kernel_param *kp),
+		       int *num)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct kernel_param kp;