diff --git a/networking/ifupdown.c b/networking/ifupdown.c
index e07167aef..68fdd37d4 100644
--- a/networking/ifupdown.c
+++ b/networking/ifupdown.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ static struct method_t methods_ipx[] = {
 	{ "static", static_up_ipx, static_down_ipx, },
 };
 
-struct address_family_t addr_ipx = {
+static struct address_family_t addr_ipx = {
 	"ipx",
 	sizeof(methods_ipx) / sizeof(struct method_t),
 	methods_ipx
diff --git a/shell/cmdedit.c b/shell/cmdedit.c
index 6e3ae07f9..c4cb9d9c4 100644
--- a/shell/cmdedit.c
+++ b/shell/cmdedit.c
@@ -1263,7 +1263,7 @@ void setvimode ( int viflag )
 	vi_mode = viflag;
 }
 
-void
+static void
 vi_Word_motion(char *command, int eat)
 {
 	while (cursor < len && !isspace(command[cursor]))
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ vi_Word_motion(char *command, int eat)
 		input_forward();
 }
 
-void
+static void
 vi_word_motion(char *command, int eat)
 {
 	if (isalnum(command[cursor]) || command[cursor] == '_') {
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ vi_word_motion(char *command, int eat)
 			input_forward();
 }
 
-void
+static void
 vi_End_motion(char *command)
 {
 	input_forward();
@@ -1304,7 +1304,7 @@ vi_End_motion(char *command)
 		input_forward();
 }
 
-void
+static void
 vi_end_motion(char *command)
 {
 	if (cursor >= len-1)
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ vi_end_motion(char *command)
 	}
 }
 
-void
+static void
 vi_Back_motion(char *command)
 {
 	while (cursor > 0 && isspace(command[cursor-1]))
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ vi_Back_motion(char *command)
 		input_backward(1);
 }
 
-void
+static void
 vi_back_motion(char *command)
 {
 	if (cursor <= 0)
diff --git a/sysklogd/syslogd.c b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
index 8f9d75cc6..3a8e519fe 100644
--- a/sysklogd/syslogd.c
+++ b/sysklogd/syslogd.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static inline void sem_down(int semid)
 }
 
 
-void ipcsyslog_cleanup(void)
+static void ipcsyslog_cleanup(void)
 {
 	printf("Exiting Syslogd!\n");
 	if (shmid != -1) {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void ipcsyslog_cleanup(void)
 	}
 }
 
-void ipcsyslog_init(void)
+static void ipcsyslog_init(void)
 {
 	if (buf == NULL) {
 		if ((shmid = shmget(KEY_ID, shm_size, IPC_CREAT | 1023)) == -1) {
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void ipcsyslog_init(void)
 }
 
 /* write message to buffer */
-void circ_message(const char *msg)
+static void circ_message(const char *msg)
 {
 	int l = strlen(msg) + 1;	/* count the whole message w/ '\0' included */