diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 31c4641fe5ff..3d34c57dfbe2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -1295,8 +1295,9 @@ static int hists__hierarchy_insert_entry(struct hists *hists,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int hists__collapse_insert_entry(struct hists *hists, struct rb_root *root,
-				 struct hist_entry *he)
+static int hists__collapse_insert_entry(struct hists *hists,
+					struct rb_root *root,
+					struct hist_entry *he)
 {
 	struct rb_node **p = &root->rb_node;
 	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index bec0cd660fbd..588596561cb3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ int hists__init(void);
 int __hists__init(struct hists *hists, struct perf_hpp_list *hpp_list);
 
 struct rb_root *hists__get_rotate_entries_in(struct hists *hists);
-int hists__collapse_insert_entry(struct hists *hists,
-				  struct rb_root *root, struct hist_entry *he);
 
 struct perf_hpp {
 	char *buf;