diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h
index 9bdc9cf65991..14530ee7e11d 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmcommon.h
@@ -822,8 +822,6 @@ int dlm_begin_reco_handler(struct o2net_msg *msg, u32 len, void *data);
 int dlm_finalize_reco_handler(struct o2net_msg *msg, u32 len, void *data);
 int dlm_do_master_requery(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm, struct dlm_lock_resource *res,
 			  u8 nodenum, u8 *real_master);
-int dlm_lockres_master_requery(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
-			       struct dlm_lock_resource *res, u8 *real_master);
 
 
 int dlm_dispatch_assert_master(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
diff --git a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c
index 29b2845f370d..594745fab0b5 100644
--- a/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c
+++ b/fs/ocfs2/dlm/dlmrecovery.c
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ static void dlm_reco_unlock_ast(void *astdata, enum dlm_status st);
 static void dlm_request_all_locks_worker(struct dlm_work_item *item,
 					 void *data);
 static void dlm_mig_lockres_worker(struct dlm_work_item *item, void *data);
+static int dlm_lockres_master_requery(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
+				      struct dlm_lock_resource *res,
+				      u8 *real_master);
 
 static u64 dlm_get_next_mig_cookie(void);
 
@@ -1484,8 +1487,9 @@ leave:
 
 
 
-int dlm_lockres_master_requery(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
-			       struct dlm_lock_resource *res, u8 *real_master)
+static int dlm_lockres_master_requery(struct dlm_ctxt *dlm,
+				      struct dlm_lock_resource *res,
+				      u8 *real_master)
 {
 	struct dlm_node_iter iter;
 	int nodenum;