diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/attrib.c b/fs/ntfs3/attrib.c
index 3d64335fa4c7..7454bd3ea02d 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/attrib.c
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/attrib.c
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ static inline bool attr_must_be_resident(struct ntfs_sb_info *sbi,
 /*
  * attr_load_runs - Load all runs stored in @attr.
  */
-int attr_load_runs(struct ATTRIB *attr, struct ntfs_inode *ni,
-		   struct runs_tree *run, const CLST *vcn)
+static int attr_load_runs(struct ATTRIB *attr, struct ntfs_inode *ni,
+			  struct runs_tree *run, const CLST *vcn)
 {
 	int err;
 	CLST svcn = le64_to_cpu(attr->nres.svcn);
diff --git a/fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h b/fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h
index 34c6ee56225c..83ed27bb624e 100644
--- a/fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h
+++ b/fs/ntfs3/ntfs_fs.h
@@ -408,8 +408,6 @@ enum REPARSE_SIGN {
 };
 
 /* Functions from attrib.c */
-int attr_load_runs(struct ATTRIB *attr, struct ntfs_inode *ni,
-		   struct runs_tree *run, const CLST *vcn);
 int attr_allocate_clusters(struct ntfs_sb_info *sbi, struct runs_tree *run,
 			   CLST vcn, CLST lcn, CLST len, CLST *pre_alloc,
 			   enum ALLOCATE_OPT opt, CLST *alen, const size_t fr,