diff --git a/menu/menu_animation.c b/menu/menu_animation.c
index 080730ec6e..6c7e715fc5 100644
--- a/menu/menu_animation.c
+++ b/menu/menu_animation.c
@@ -571,8 +571,8 @@ bool menu_animation_update(menu_animation_t *anim, float dt)
    return true;
 }
 
-void menu_animation_ticker_generic(uint64_t idx, size_t max_width,
-      size_t *offset, size_t *width)
+static void menu_animation_ticker_generic(uint64_t idx,
+      size_t max_width, size_t *offset, size_t *width)
 {
    int ticker_period, phase, phase_left_stop;
    int phase_left_moving, phase_right_stop;
diff --git a/menu/menu_animation.h b/menu/menu_animation.h
index 4ac1d58f23..fec271c9ba 100644
--- a/menu/menu_animation.h
+++ b/menu/menu_animation.h
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ bool menu_animation_update(menu_animation_t *animation, float dt);
 void menu_animation_ticker_str(char *s, size_t len, uint64_t tick,
       const char *str, bool selected);
 
-void menu_animation_ticker_generic(uint64_t idx, size_t max_width,
-      size_t *offset, size_t *width);
-
 menu_animation_t *menu_animation_get_ptr(void);
 
 void menu_animation_update_time(void);