diff --git a/block.c b/block.c
index f4312d94f7..e076f1004a 100644
--- a/block.c
+++ b/block.c
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ static void bdrv_release_named_dirty_bitmaps(BlockDriverState *bs);
 /* If non-zero, use only whitelisted block drivers */
 static int use_bdrv_whitelist;
 
+static void bdrv_close(BlockDriverState *bs);
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 static int is_windows_drive_prefix(const char *filename)
 {
@@ -2134,7 +2136,7 @@ void bdrv_reopen_abort(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state)
 }
 
 
-void bdrv_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
+static void bdrv_close(BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     BdrvAioNotifier *ban, *ban_next;
 
diff --git a/include/block/block.h b/include/block/block.h
index c7345dea3b..4452b79dd4 100644
--- a/include/block/block.h
+++ b/include/block/block.h
@@ -225,7 +225,6 @@ int bdrv_reopen_prepare(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state,
                         BlockReopenQueue *queue, Error **errp);
 void bdrv_reopen_commit(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state);
 void bdrv_reopen_abort(BDRVReopenState *reopen_state);
-void bdrv_close(BlockDriverState *bs);
 int bdrv_read(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,
               uint8_t *buf, int nb_sectors);
 int bdrv_read_unthrottled(BlockDriverState *bs, int64_t sector_num,