diff --git a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtsock.h b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtsock.h
index 2c6c2c2783d8..c2a46c45c8f7 100644
--- a/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtsock.h
+++ b/include/linux/sunrpc/xprtsock.h
@@ -9,12 +9,6 @@
 
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
-/*
- * Socket transport setup operations
- */
-struct rpc_xprt *xs_setup_udp(struct xprt_create *args);
-struct rpc_xprt *xs_setup_tcp(struct xprt_create *args);
-
 int		init_socket_xprt(void);
 void		cleanup_socket_xprt(void);
 
diff --git a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
index 02298f529dad..2f630a512ab7 100644
--- a/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
+++ b/net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c
@@ -1828,7 +1828,7 @@ static struct rpc_xprt *xs_setup_xprt(struct xprt_create *args,
  * @args: rpc transport creation arguments
  *
  */
-struct rpc_xprt *xs_setup_udp(struct xprt_create *args)
+static struct rpc_xprt *xs_setup_udp(struct xprt_create *args)
 {
 	struct sockaddr *addr = args->dstaddr;
 	struct rpc_xprt *xprt;
@@ -1894,7 +1894,7 @@ struct rpc_xprt *xs_setup_udp(struct xprt_create *args)
  * @args: rpc transport creation arguments
  *
  */
-struct rpc_xprt *xs_setup_tcp(struct xprt_create *args)
+static struct rpc_xprt *xs_setup_tcp(struct xprt_create *args)
 {
 	struct sockaddr *addr = args->dstaddr;
 	struct rpc_xprt *xprt;