diff --git a/applets/busybox.c b/applets/busybox.c
index 5f1c56bc3..e454bb6ec 100644
--- a/applets/busybox.c
+++ b/applets/busybox.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static char* install_dir[] = {
 typedef int (*__link_f)(const char *, const char *);
 
 /* create (sym)links for each applet */
-int install_links(const char *busybox, int use_symbolic_links)
+static int install_links(const char *busybox, int use_symbolic_links)
 {
     __link_f Link = link;
 
diff --git a/busybox.c b/busybox.c
index 5f1c56bc3..e454bb6ec 100644
--- a/busybox.c
+++ b/busybox.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static char* install_dir[] = {
 typedef int (*__link_f)(const char *, const char *);
 
 /* create (sym)links for each applet */
-int install_links(const char *busybox, int use_symbolic_links)
+static int install_links(const char *busybox, int use_symbolic_links)
 {
     __link_f Link = link;