diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
index ab2b9b0619960f83c62b56e204e677fee957dcea..d78f3852bc4de67d126616a7595109e3733a3a16 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
@@ -476,7 +476,6 @@ void purge_inprogress_ops(void);
  */
 int wait_for_matching_downcall(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op);
 int wait_for_cancellation_downcall(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op);
-void orangefs_clean_up_interrupted_operation(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op);
 void purge_waiting_ops(void);
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/waitqueue.c b/fs/orangefs/waitqueue.c
index 4730baf686b2e08410c26372cf92e5aba7b3b6a9..bc86f16c2037fce1b99d287e59002a78293a0dd1 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/waitqueue.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/waitqueue.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ static inline void remove_op_from_request_list(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op)
 	spin_unlock(&orangefs_request_list_lock);
 }
 
-void orangefs_clean_up_interrupted_operation(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op)
+static void orangefs_clean_up_interrupted_operation(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op)
 {
 	/*
 	 * handle interrupted cases depending on what state we were in when