diff --git a/fs/sysfs/dir.c b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
index 7a8ce9e98b32..337162935d21 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/dir.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ struct dentry *sysfs_get_dentry(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
  *	RETURNS:
  *	Pointer to @sd on success, NULL on failure.
  */
-struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get_active(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+static struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get_active(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
 	if (unlikely(!sd))
 		return NULL;
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get_active(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
  *	Put an active reference to @sd.  This function is noop if @sd
  *	is NULL.
  */
-void sysfs_put_active(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
+static void sysfs_put_active(struct sysfs_dirent *sd)
 {
 	struct completion *cmpl;
 	int v;
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
index f8417988f6b0..ff17f8da9b43 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
+++ b/fs/sysfs/sysfs.h
@@ -103,8 +103,6 @@ extern const struct file_operations sysfs_dir_operations;
 extern const struct inode_operations sysfs_dir_inode_operations;
 
 struct dentry *sysfs_get_dentry(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
-struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get_active(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
-void sysfs_put_active(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 struct sysfs_dirent *sysfs_get_active_two(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 void sysfs_put_active_two(struct sysfs_dirent *sd);
 void sysfs_addrm_start(struct sysfs_addrm_cxt *acxt,