diff --git a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
index d78f3852bc4d..825545a7d167 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
+++ b/fs/orangefs/orangefs-kernel.h
@@ -474,8 +474,6 @@ void purge_inprogress_ops(void);
 /*
  * defined in waitqueue.c
  */
-int wait_for_matching_downcall(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op);
-int wait_for_cancellation_downcall(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op);
 void purge_waiting_ops(void);
 
 /*
diff --git a/fs/orangefs/waitqueue.c b/fs/orangefs/waitqueue.c
index bc86f16c2037..0b04f4197526 100644
--- a/fs/orangefs/waitqueue.c
+++ b/fs/orangefs/waitqueue.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static void orangefs_clean_up_interrupted_operation(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s
  * operation since client-core seems to be exiting too often
  * or if we were interrupted.
  */
-int wait_for_matching_downcall(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op)
+static int wait_for_matching_downcall(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op)
 {
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait_entry);
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ int wait_for_matching_downcall(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op)
  *      cancellation upcall anyway.  the only way to exit this is to either
  *      timeout or have the cancellation be serviced properly.
  */
-int wait_for_cancellation_downcall(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op)
+static int wait_for_cancellation_downcall(struct orangefs_kernel_op_s *op)
 {
 	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	DEFINE_WAIT(wait_entry);