diff --git a/engines/e_afalg.c b/engines/e_afalg.c
index 3e49a27775ea16aa6b16953aeb54d503c34256af..79a81293a869026ebe4b77f055b16a6e8b8c94b7 100644
--- a/engines/e_afalg.c
+++ b/engines/e_afalg.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int afalg_destroy(ENGINE *e);
 static int afalg_init(ENGINE *e);
 static int afalg_finish(ENGINE *e);
 const EVP_CIPHER *afalg_aes_cbc(int nid);
-cbc_handles *get_cipher_handle(int nid);
+static cbc_handles *get_cipher_handle(int nid);
 static int afalg_ciphers(ENGINE *e, const EVP_CIPHER **cipher,
                          const int **nids, int nid);
 static int afalg_cipher_init(EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx, const unsigned char *key,