diff --git a/libnm/nm-object-private.h b/libnm/nm-object-private.h
index fa8b21d6c1..0b13cbb6e7 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-object-private.h
+++ b/libnm/nm-object-private.h
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ void _nm_object_register_properties (NMObject *object,
                                      const char *interface,
                                      const NMPropertiesInfo *info);
 
-gboolean _nm_object_reload_properties (NMObject *object, GError **error);
-
 void     _nm_object_reload_properties_async  (NMObject *object,
                                               GCancellable *cancellable,
                                               GAsyncReadyCallback callback,
diff --git a/libnm/nm-object.c b/libnm/nm-object.c
index 263d7785bb..2023a74fa0 100644
--- a/libnm/nm-object.c
+++ b/libnm/nm-object.c
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ _nm_object_register_properties (NMObject *object,
 	}
 }
 
-gboolean
+static gboolean
 _nm_object_reload_properties (NMObject *object, GError **error)
 {
 	NMObjectPrivate *priv = NM_OBJECT_GET_PRIVATE (object);