diff --git a/source3/smbd/dir.c b/source3/smbd/dir.c
index cb49a96c71a..038281e599c 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/dir.c
+++ b/source3/smbd/dir.c
@@ -754,10 +754,10 @@ static const char *dptr_normal_ReadDirName(struct dptr_struct *dptr,
  Return the next visible file name, skipping veto'd and invisible files.
 ****************************************************************************/
 
-char *dptr_ReadDirName(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,
-			struct dptr_struct *dptr,
-			long *poffset,
-			SMB_STRUCT_STAT *pst)
+static char *dptr_ReadDirName(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,
+			      struct dptr_struct *dptr,
+			      long *poffset,
+			      SMB_STRUCT_STAT *pst)
 {
 	struct smb_filename smb_fname_base;
 	char *name = NULL;
diff --git a/source3/smbd/proto.h b/source3/smbd/proto.h
index ea2f022de1d..902c2cadb20 100644
--- a/source3/smbd/proto.h
+++ b/source3/smbd/proto.h
@@ -206,10 +206,6 @@ bool dptr_has_wild(struct dptr_struct *dptr);
 int dptr_dnum(struct dptr_struct *dptr);
 bool dptr_get_priv(struct dptr_struct *dptr);
 void dptr_set_priv(struct dptr_struct *dptr);
-char *dptr_ReadDirName(TALLOC_CTX *ctx,
-			struct dptr_struct *dptr,
-			long *poffset,
-			SMB_STRUCT_STAT *pst);
 bool dptr_SearchDir(struct dptr_struct *dptr, const char *name, long *poffset, SMB_STRUCT_STAT *pst);
 void dptr_init_search_op(struct dptr_struct *dptr);
 bool dptr_fill(struct smbd_server_connection *sconn,