diff --git a/file_extract.c b/file_extract.c
index 41b07c4f28..3147c7c3fd 100644
--- a/file_extract.c
+++ b/file_extract.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static const struct zlib_file_backend zlib_backend = {
    zlib_file_free,
 };
 
-const struct zlib_file_backend *zlib_get_default_file_backend(void)
+static const struct zlib_file_backend *zlib_get_default_file_backend(void)
 {
    return &zlib_backend;
 }