diff --git a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
index d8621d008c13..851f35fca95d 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
+++ b/fs/nfsd/nfs4proc.c
@@ -1285,7 +1285,7 @@ out:
 	return status;
 }
 
-void nfs4_put_copy(struct nfsd4_copy *copy)
+static void nfs4_put_copy(struct nfsd4_copy *copy)
 {
 	if (!refcount_dec_and_test(&copy->refcount))
 		return;
diff --git a/fs/nfsd/state.h b/fs/nfsd/state.h
index f3d6313914ed..ae596dbf8667 100644
--- a/fs/nfsd/state.h
+++ b/fs/nfsd/state.h
@@ -703,7 +703,6 @@ extern struct nfs4_client_reclaim *nfs4_client_to_reclaim(struct xdr_netobj name
 extern bool nfs4_has_reclaimed_state(struct xdr_netobj name, struct nfsd_net *nn);
 
 void put_nfs4_file(struct nfs4_file *fi);
-extern void nfs4_put_copy(struct nfsd4_copy *copy);
 extern struct nfsd4_copy *
 find_async_copy(struct nfs4_client *clp, stateid_t *staetid);
 extern void nfs4_put_cpntf_state(struct nfsd_net *nn,