diff --git a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.c b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.c
index 840e4ebb5a..71262bccd2 100644
--- a/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.c
+++ b/hw/9pfs/virtio-9p-synth.c
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 
 /* Root node for synth file system */
-V9fsSynthNode v9fs_synth_root = {
+static V9fsSynthNode v9fs_synth_root = {
     .name = "/",
     .actual_attr = {
         .mode = 0555 | S_IFDIR,
diff --git a/hw/core/qdev.c b/hw/core/qdev.c
index 2fd5100522..936eae6412 100644
--- a/hw/core/qdev.c
+++ b/hw/core/qdev.c
@@ -660,8 +660,8 @@ static void qdev_get_legacy_property(Object *obj, Visitor *v, void *opaque,
  * Legacy properties are string versions of other OOM properties.  The format
  * of the string depends on the property type.
  */
-void qdev_property_add_legacy(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop,
-                              Error **errp)
+static void qdev_property_add_legacy(DeviceState *dev, Property *prop,
+                                     Error **errp)
 {
     gchar *name;