diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
index 27a3d7626c..94fdf3cb30 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm.c
@@ -92,7 +92,17 @@
  * 255 kvm_msr_entry structs */
 #define MSR_BUF_SIZE 4096
 
+typedef bool QEMURDMSRHandler(X86CPU *cpu, uint32_t msr, uint64_t *val);
+typedef bool QEMUWRMSRHandler(X86CPU *cpu, uint32_t msr, uint64_t val);
+typedef struct {
+    uint32_t msr;
+    QEMURDMSRHandler *rdmsr;
+    QEMUWRMSRHandler *wrmsr;
+} KVMMSRHandlers;
+
 static void kvm_init_msrs(X86CPU *cpu);
+static bool kvm_filter_msr(KVMState *s, uint32_t msr, QEMURDMSRHandler *rdmsr,
+                           QEMUWRMSRHandler *wrmsr);
 
 const KVMCapabilityInfo kvm_arch_required_capabilities[] = {
     KVM_CAP_INFO(SET_TSS_ADDR),
@@ -5736,7 +5746,7 @@ static bool kvm_install_msr_filters(KVMState *s)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool kvm_filter_msr(KVMState *s, uint32_t msr, QEMURDMSRHandler *rdmsr,
+static bool kvm_filter_msr(KVMState *s, uint32_t msr, QEMURDMSRHandler *rdmsr,
                     QEMUWRMSRHandler *wrmsr)
 {
     int i;
diff --git a/target/i386/kvm/kvm_i386.h b/target/i386/kvm/kvm_i386.h
index 34fc60774b..9de9c0d303 100644
--- a/target/i386/kvm/kvm_i386.h
+++ b/target/i386/kvm/kvm_i386.h
@@ -66,17 +66,6 @@ uint64_t kvm_swizzle_msi_ext_dest_id(uint64_t address);
 void kvm_update_msi_routes_all(void *private, bool global,
                                uint32_t index, uint32_t mask);
 
-typedef bool QEMURDMSRHandler(X86CPU *cpu, uint32_t msr, uint64_t *val);
-typedef bool QEMUWRMSRHandler(X86CPU *cpu, uint32_t msr, uint64_t val);
-typedef struct kvm_msr_handlers {
-    uint32_t msr;
-    QEMURDMSRHandler *rdmsr;
-    QEMUWRMSRHandler *wrmsr;
-} KVMMSRHandlers;
-
-bool kvm_filter_msr(KVMState *s, uint32_t msr, QEMURDMSRHandler *rdmsr,
-                    QEMUWRMSRHandler *wrmsr);
-
 #endif /* CONFIG_KVM */
 
 void kvm_pc_setup_irq_routing(bool pci_enabled);