diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strlist.c b/tools/perf/util/strlist.c
index 7abc75a0abf3..bdf98f6f27bb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/strlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/strlist.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ out:
 	return err;
 }
 
-int strlist__parse_list(struct strlist *slist, const char *s, const char *subst_dir)
+static int strlist__parse_list(struct strlist *slist, const char *s, const char *subst_dir)
 {
 	char *sep;
 	int err;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/strlist.h b/tools/perf/util/strlist.h
index 9bb9823268b8..297565aa7535 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/strlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/strlist.h
@@ -79,6 +79,4 @@ static inline struct str_node *strlist__next(struct str_node *sn)
 #define strlist__for_each_safe(pos, n, slist)	\
 	for (pos = strlist__first(slist), n = strlist__next(pos); pos;\
 	     pos = n, n = strlist__next(n))
-
-int strlist__parse_list(struct strlist *slist, const char *s, const char *subst_dir);
 #endif /* __PERF_STRLIST_H */