diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 93ab66415f517c49d92e0bc7e32bcbb4dd9f42ba..2a40b8e1def70655277ac0458ad0becc1bbd8877 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -708,12 +708,12 @@ static int perf_evlist__set_paused(struct perf_evlist *evlist, bool value)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int perf_evlist__pause(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+static int perf_evlist__pause(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	return perf_evlist__set_paused(evlist, true);
 }
 
-int perf_evlist__resume(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+static int perf_evlist__resume(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	return perf_evlist__set_paused(evlist, false);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 20faaab1941c67c9f45a60bf0d27e47c70cac447..4fd034f22d2fc2c2bd6b1050a42447313b9207cb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -182,8 +182,6 @@ void perf_evlist__mmap_read_catchup(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
 
 void perf_evlist__mmap_consume(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
 
-int perf_evlist__pause(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
-int perf_evlist__resume(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 int perf_evlist__open(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 void perf_evlist__close(struct perf_evlist *evlist);