diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 1f32d8da36..505cf51e9f 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static int menu_action_handle_setting(rarch_setting_t *setting,
    return -1;
 }
 
-rarch_setting_t *menu_setting_get_ptr(void)
+static rarch_setting_t *menu_setting_get_ptr(void)
 {
    menu_handle_t *menu = menu_driver_get_ptr();
 
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.h b/menu/menu_setting.h
index adc00cf26f..98347f9728 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.h
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.h
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ int menu_setting_set(unsigned type, const char *label,
 
 rarch_setting_t *menu_setting_find(const char *label);
 
-rarch_setting_t *menu_setting_get_ptr(void);
-
-
 /**
  * setting_reset_setting:
  * @setting            : pointer to setting