diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat.c b/tools/perf/util/stat.c
index 32235657c1ac..a0061e0b0fad 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ static const char *id_str[PERF_STAT_EVSEL_ID__MAX] = {
 };
 #undef ID
 
-void perf_stat_evsel_id_init(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
+static void perf_stat_evsel_id_init(struct perf_evsel *evsel)
 {
 	struct perf_stat_evsel *ps = evsel->stats;
 	int i;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat.h b/tools/perf/util/stat.h
index 2f44e386a0e8..8f56ba4fd258 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat.h
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ bool __perf_evsel_stat__is(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 #define perf_stat_evsel__is(evsel, id) \
 	__perf_evsel_stat__is(evsel, PERF_STAT_EVSEL_ID__ ## id)
 
-void perf_stat_evsel_id_init(struct perf_evsel *evsel);
-
 extern struct runtime_stat rt_stat;
 extern struct stats walltime_nsecs_stats;