diff --git a/src/ubik/phys.c b/src/ubik/phys.c
index 3e21b0fdf9..5ef33bee02 100644
--- a/src/ubik/phys.c
+++ b/src/ubik/phys.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ uphys_open(struct ubik_dbase *adbase, afs_int32 afid)
 /*!
  * \brief Close the file, maintaining ref count in cache structure.
  */
-int
+static int
 uphys_close(int afd)
 {
     int i;
diff --git a/src/ubik/ubik.p.h b/src/ubik/ubik.p.h
index 3eafd72c94..bafe9f1415 100644
--- a/src/ubik/ubik.p.h
+++ b/src/ubik/ubik.p.h
@@ -337,7 +337,6 @@ extern int ubikPrimaryAddrOnly;	/* use only primary address */
 /* this extern gives the sync site's db version, with epoch of 0 if none yet */
 
 /* phys.c */
-extern int uphys_close(int afd);
 extern int uphys_stat(struct ubik_dbase *adbase, afs_int32 afid,
 		      struct ubik_stat *astat);
 extern int uphys_read(struct ubik_dbase *adbase, afs_int32 afile,