diff --git a/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c b/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c
index 0bb668a09..c3bbf03c1 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c
+++ b/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ raid_bdev_cleanup(struct raid_bdev *raid_bdev)
  * 0 - success
  * non zero - failure
  */
-void
+static void
 raid_bdev_free_base_bdev_resource(struct raid_bdev *raid_bdev, uint32_t base_bdev_slot)
 {
 	struct raid_base_bdev_info *info;
diff --git a/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.h b/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.h
index 935aff5f5..0a20b688d 100644
--- a/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.h
+++ b/lib/bdev/raid/bdev_raid.h
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ extern struct raid_config		g_raid_config;
 int raid_bdev_create(struct raid_bdev_config *raid_cfg);
 void raid_bdev_remove_base_bdev(void *ctx);
 int raid_bdev_add_base_devices(struct raid_bdev_config *raid_cfg);
-void raid_bdev_free_base_bdev_resource(struct raid_bdev *raid_bdev, uint32_t slot);
 int raid_bdev_config_add(const char *raid_name, int strip_size, int num_base_bdevs,
 			 int raid_level, struct raid_bdev_config **_raid_cfg);
 int raid_bdev_config_add_base_bdev(struct raid_bdev_config *raid_cfg,