diff --git a/block/qapi.c b/block/qapi.c
index 97e16418ef..aeabaaf85c 100644
--- a/block/qapi.c
+++ b/block/qapi.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ void bdrv_query_info(BlockDriverState *bs,
     qapi_free_BlockInfo(info);
 }
 
-BlockStats *bdrv_query_stats(const BlockDriverState *bs)
+static BlockStats *bdrv_query_stats(const BlockDriverState *bs)
 {
     BlockStats *s;
 
diff --git a/include/block/qapi.h b/include/block/qapi.h
index e92c00daf6..03745464d6 100644
--- a/include/block/qapi.h
+++ b/include/block/qapi.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ void bdrv_query_image_info(BlockDriverState *bs,
 void bdrv_query_info(BlockDriverState *bs,
                      BlockInfo **p_info,
                      Error **errp);
-BlockStats *bdrv_query_stats(const BlockDriverState *bs);
 
 void bdrv_snapshot_dump(fprintf_function func_fprintf, void *f,
                         QEMUSnapshotInfo *sn);