diff --git a/dlls/ole32/ole16.c b/dlls/ole32/ole16.c
index 3c21c6e0f16..b0850e38593 100644
--- a/dlls/ole32/ole16.c
+++ b/dlls/ole32/ole16.c
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ extern BOOL WINAPI K32WOWCallback16Ex(	DWORD vpfn16, DWORD dwFlags,
  * RETURNS
  *	the allocated segmented pointer and a HRESULT
  */
-HRESULT
+static HRESULT
 _xmalloc16(DWORD size, SEGPTR *ptr) {
   LPMALLOC16 mllc;
   DWORD args[2];