diff --git a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h
index ce3daadbe407..07b6313551d8 100644
--- a/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h
+++ b/core/hdd/inc/wlan_hdd_wext.h
@@ -253,7 +253,6 @@ void hdd_unregister_wext(struct net_device *dev);
  */
 void hdd_register_wext(struct net_device *dev);
 
-void hdd_display_stats_help(void);
 void hdd_wlan_get_version(struct hdd_context *hdd_ctx,
 			 union iwreq_data *wrqu, char *extra);
 
diff --git a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
index e8cc4c9d53ca..279956afd691 100644
--- a/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
+++ b/core/hdd/src/wlan_hdd_wext.c
@@ -3212,7 +3212,7 @@ void hdd_wlan_list_fw_profile(uint16_t *length,
  *
  * Return: none
  */
-void hdd_display_stats_help(void)
+static void hdd_display_stats_help(void)
 {
 	hdd_err("iwpriv wlan0 dumpStats [option] - dump statistics");
 	hdd_err("iwpriv wlan0 clearStats [option] - clear statistics");