diff --git a/onnxruntime/core/optimizer/transpose_optimization/onnx_transpose_optimization.cc b/onnxruntime/core/optimizer/transpose_optimization/onnx_transpose_optimization.cc
index a6fa5ce358..3723ee6032 100644
--- a/onnxruntime/core/optimizer/transpose_optimization/onnx_transpose_optimization.cc
+++ b/onnxruntime/core/optimizer/transpose_optimization/onnx_transpose_optimization.cc
@@ -1192,8 +1192,8 @@ bool TransposeQuantizeDequantizeAxis(const api::GraphRef& graph, const std::vect
   return true;
 }
 
-constexpr bool HandleQuantizeDequantizeAxis(const api::GraphRef& graph, const std::vector<int64_t>& perm,
-                                            api::NodeRef& node, int64_t opset) {
+static bool HandleQuantizeDequantizeAxis(const api::GraphRef& graph, const std::vector<int64_t>& perm,
+                                         api::NodeRef& node, int64_t opset) {
   if (opset < 13) {
     // no `axis` value until opset 13
     return true;