diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.c b/fs/gfs2/log.c
index cf6b46247df47826b9ea6763f14866124efa2977..0248835625f1368ba8bae3992150ab3806bd8312 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ unsigned int gfs2_struct2blk(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, unsigned int nstruct,
  *
  */
 
-void gfs2_remove_from_ail(struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
+static void gfs2_remove_from_ail(struct gfs2_bufdata *bd)
 {
 	bd->bd_tr = NULL;
 	list_del_init(&bd->bd_ail_st_list);
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/log.h b/fs/gfs2/log.h
index 93b52ac1ca1f1af9e626fd2833f50d8d2e3e9e4d..1862e310a067c7182b6d1540999ea9f7fb0c1ccc 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/log.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/log.h
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ extern void gfs2_write_log_header(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_jdesc *jd,
 extern void gfs2_log_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_glock *gl,
 			   u32 type);
 extern void gfs2_log_commit(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct gfs2_trans *trans);
-extern void gfs2_remove_from_ail(struct gfs2_bufdata *bd);
 extern void gfs2_ail1_flush(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp, struct writeback_control *wbc);
 
 extern void gfs2_log_shutdown(struct gfs2_sbd *sdp);