diff --git a/drivers/base/swnode.c b/drivers/base/swnode.c
index 1fad9291f6aaa6d893c45186a8a24e495f5169fc..7fc5a18e02ad5de5cf7269c79b33a7cecb3bfc21 100644
--- a/drivers/base/swnode.c
+++ b/drivers/base/swnode.c
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ static int software_node_read_string_array(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 						val, nval);
 }
 
-struct fwnode_handle *
+static struct fwnode_handle *
 software_node_get_parent(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 {
 	struct software_node *swnode = to_software_node(fwnode);
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ software_node_get_parent(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode)
 			NULL;
 }
 
-struct fwnode_handle *
+static struct fwnode_handle *
 software_node_get_next_child(const struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 			     struct fwnode_handle *child)
 {