diff --git a/dwarves_emit.c b/dwarves_emit.c
index d9c8cfb..e6d96b2 100644
--- a/dwarves_emit.c
+++ b/dwarves_emit.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ out:
 	return 1;
 }
 
-int type__emit_fwd_decl(struct type *ctype, struct type_emissions *emissions, FILE *fp)
+static int type__emit_fwd_decl(struct type *ctype, struct type_emissions *emissions, FILE *fp)
 {
 	/* Have we already emitted this in this CU? */
 	if (ctype->fwd_decl_emitted)
diff --git a/dwarves_emit.h b/dwarves_emit.h
index acff645..be02acd 100644
--- a/dwarves_emit.h
+++ b/dwarves_emit.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ int ftype__emit_definitions(struct ftype *ftype, struct cu *cu,
 			    struct type_emissions *emissions, FILE *fp);
 int type__emit_definitions(struct tag *tag, struct cu *cu,
 			   struct type_emissions *emissions, FILE *fp);
-int type__emit_fwd_decl(struct type *ctype, struct type_emissions *emissions, FILE *fp);
 void type__emit(struct tag *tag_type, struct cu *cu,
 		const char *prefix, const char *suffix, FILE *fp);
 struct type *type_emissions__find_definition(const struct type_emissions *temissions,