diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
index fcff2e5bd73f..9c424e19fc1d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.c
@@ -509,6 +509,23 @@ int vchiq_platform_init(struct platform_device *pdev, struct vchiq_state *state)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void
+vchiq_arm_init_state(struct vchiq_state *state,
+		     struct vchiq_arm_state *arm_state)
+{
+	if (arm_state) {
+		rwlock_init(&arm_state->susp_res_lock);
+
+		init_completion(&arm_state->ka_evt);
+		atomic_set(&arm_state->ka_use_count, 0);
+		atomic_set(&arm_state->ka_use_ack_count, 0);
+		atomic_set(&arm_state->ka_release_count, 0);
+
+		arm_state->state = state;
+		arm_state->first_connect = 0;
+	}
+}
+
 int
 vchiq_platform_init_state(struct vchiq_state *state)
 {
@@ -1324,23 +1341,6 @@ exit:
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void
-vchiq_arm_init_state(struct vchiq_state *state,
-		     struct vchiq_arm_state *arm_state)
-{
-	if (arm_state) {
-		rwlock_init(&arm_state->susp_res_lock);
-
-		init_completion(&arm_state->ka_evt);
-		atomic_set(&arm_state->ka_use_count, 0);
-		atomic_set(&arm_state->ka_use_ack_count, 0);
-		atomic_set(&arm_state->ka_release_count, 0);
-
-		arm_state->state = state;
-		arm_state->first_connect = 0;
-	}
-}
-
 int
 vchiq_use_internal(struct vchiq_state *state, struct vchiq_service *service,
 		   enum USE_TYPE_E use_type)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.h b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.h
index 8f5182df17b6..28f94b67ae8d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vc04_services/interface/vchiq_arm/vchiq_arm.h
@@ -127,10 +127,6 @@ int vchiq_platform_init(struct platform_device *pdev,
 extern struct vchiq_state *
 vchiq_get_state(void);
 
-extern void
-vchiq_arm_init_state(struct vchiq_state *state,
-		     struct vchiq_arm_state *arm_state);
-
 extern void
 vchiq_check_suspend(struct vchiq_state *state);
 enum vchiq_status