diff --git a/src/viced/host.c b/src/viced/host.c
index 87f12b32a9..29c4b21cb5 100644
--- a/src/viced/host.c
+++ b/src/viced/host.c
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ struct enumclient_args {
 
 static void h_SetupCallbackConn_r(struct host * host);
 static int h_threadquota(int);
+static int initInterfaceAddr_r(struct host *, struct interfaceAddr *);
 
 #define CESPERBLOCK 73
 struct CEBlock {		/* block of CESPERBLOCK file entries */
@@ -4006,7 +4007,7 @@ h_CheckHosts(void)
  *
  * The addresses in the interfaceAddr list are in host byte order.
  */
-int
+static int
 initInterfaceAddr_r(struct host *host, struct interfaceAddr *interf)
 {
     int i, j;
diff --git a/src/viced/host.h b/src/viced/host.h
index d67f11b8cd..e59c6725c5 100644
--- a/src/viced/host.h
+++ b/src/viced/host.h
@@ -227,12 +227,10 @@ extern int h_NBLock_r(struct host *host);
 extern void h_DumpHosts(void);
 extern void h_InitHostPackage(void);
 extern void h_CheckHosts(void );
-extern int initInterfaceAddr_r(struct host *host, struct interfaceAddr *interf);
 extern void h_AddHostToAddrHashTable_r(afs_uint32 addr, afs_uint16 port, struct host * host);
 extern void h_AddHostToUuidHashTable_r(afsUUID * uuid, struct host * host);
 extern int h_DeleteHostFromAddrHashTable_r(afs_uint32 addr, afs_uint16 port, struct host *host);
 extern int h_DeleteHostFromUuidHashTable_r(struct host *host);
-extern int initInterfaceAddr_r(struct host *host, struct interfaceAddr *interf);
 extern int addInterfaceAddr_r(struct host *host, afs_uint32 addr, afs_uint16 port);
 extern int removeInterfaceAddr_r(struct host *host, afs_uint32 addr, afs_uint16 port);
 extern afs_int32 hpr_Initialize(struct ubik_client **);