diff --git a/tipc/cmdl.c b/tipc/cmdl.c
index 4a2f4fd9..f2f259cc 100644
--- a/tipc/cmdl.c
+++ b/tipc/cmdl.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "cmdl.h"
 
-const struct cmd *find_cmd(const struct cmd *cmds, char *str)
+static const struct cmd *find_cmd(const struct cmd *cmds, char *str)
 {
 	const struct cmd *c;
 	const struct cmd *match = NULL;
diff --git a/tipc/cmdl.h b/tipc/cmdl.h
index d37239f8..03db3599 100644
--- a/tipc/cmdl.h
+++ b/tipc/cmdl.h
@@ -54,6 +54,4 @@ char *shift_cmdl(struct cmdl *cmdl);
 int run_cmd(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, const struct cmd *caller,
 	    const struct cmd *cmds, struct cmdl *cmdl, void *data);
 
-const struct cmd *find_cmd(const struct cmd *cmds, char *str);
-
 #endif