diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-prop-internal.h b/hw/core/qdev-prop-internal.h
index 9cf5cc1d51..d7b77844fe 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-prop-internal.h
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-prop-internal.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ void qdev_propinfo_set_default_value_int(ObjectProperty *op,
 void qdev_propinfo_set_default_value_uint(ObjectProperty *op,
                                           const Property *prop);
 
-void qdev_propinfo_get_uint16(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                              void *opaque, Error **errp);
 void qdev_propinfo_get_int32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
                              void *opaque, Error **errp);
 void qdev_propinfo_get_size32(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
index 5e010afdb8..765e916c23 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev-properties.c
@@ -278,8 +278,8 @@ const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_uint8 = {
 
 /* --- 16bit integer --- */
 
-void qdev_propinfo_get_uint16(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
-                              void *opaque, Error **errp)
+static void get_uint16(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
+                       void *opaque, Error **errp)
 {
     Property *prop = opaque;
     uint16_t *ptr = qdev_get_prop_ptr(obj, prop);
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ static void set_uint16(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
 
 const PropertyInfo qdev_prop_uint16 = {
     .name  = "uint16",
-    .get   = qdev_propinfo_get_uint16,
+    .get   = get_uint16,
     .set   = set_uint16,
     .set_default_value = qdev_propinfo_set_default_value_uint,
 };