diff --git a/samples/bpf/xdp_monitor_user.c b/samples/bpf/xdp_monitor_user.c
index b51b4f5e325757920904d826d1eae8198939e3a1..c5ab8b776973a7ebc726147c8b7a5a3659efe068 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/xdp_monitor_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/xdp_monitor_user.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static void usage(char *argv[])
 }
 
 #define NANOSEC_PER_SEC 1000000000 /* 10^9 */
-__u64 gettime(void)
+static __u64 gettime(void)
 {
 	struct timespec t;
 	int res;
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static void stats_poll(int interval, bool err_only)
 	}
 }
 
-void print_bpf_prog_info(void)
+static void print_bpf_prog_info(void)
 {
 	int i;