diff --git a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c
index e8f1bd6b29b1..dd49c9473580 100644
--- a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c
+++ b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix1.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static int shadow_leak_ctor(void *obj, void *shadow_data, void *ctor_data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct dummy *livepatch_fix1_dummy_alloc(void)
+static struct dummy *livepatch_fix1_dummy_alloc(void)
 {
 	struct dummy *d;
 	void *leak;
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void livepatch_fix1_dummy_leak_dtor(void *obj, void *shadow_data)
 			 __func__, d, *shadow_leak);
 }
 
-void livepatch_fix1_dummy_free(struct dummy *d)
+static void livepatch_fix1_dummy_free(struct dummy *d)
 {
 	void **shadow_leak;
 
diff --git a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix2.c b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix2.c
index b34c7bf83356..b6dac2b9f97f 100644
--- a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix2.c
+++ b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-fix2.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct dummy {
 	unsigned long jiffies_expire;
 };
 
-bool livepatch_fix2_dummy_check(struct dummy *d, unsigned long jiffies)
+static bool livepatch_fix2_dummy_check(struct dummy *d, unsigned long jiffies)
 {
 	int *shadow_count;
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static void livepatch_fix2_dummy_leak_dtor(void *obj, void *shadow_data)
 			 __func__, d, *shadow_leak);
 }
 
-void livepatch_fix2_dummy_free(struct dummy *d)
+static void livepatch_fix2_dummy_free(struct dummy *d)
 {
 	void **shadow_leak;
 	int *shadow_count;
diff --git a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-mod.c b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-mod.c
index 4aa8a88d3cd6..4d79c6dc055b 100644
--- a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-mod.c
+++ b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-shadow-mod.c
@@ -96,15 +96,15 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Buggy module for shadow variable demo");
  * Keep a list of all the dummies so we can clean up any residual ones
  * on module exit
  */
-LIST_HEAD(dummy_list);
-DEFINE_MUTEX(dummy_list_mutex);
+static LIST_HEAD(dummy_list);
+static DEFINE_MUTEX(dummy_list_mutex);
 
 struct dummy {
 	struct list_head list;
 	unsigned long jiffies_expire;
 };
 
-noinline struct dummy *dummy_alloc(void)
+static __used noinline struct dummy *dummy_alloc(void)
 {
 	struct dummy *d;
 	void *leak;
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ noinline struct dummy *dummy_alloc(void)
 	return d;
 }
 
-noinline void dummy_free(struct dummy *d)
+static __used noinline void dummy_free(struct dummy *d)
 {
 	pr_info("%s: dummy @ %p, expired = %lx\n",
 		__func__, d, d->jiffies_expire);
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ noinline void dummy_free(struct dummy *d)
 	kfree(d);
 }
 
-noinline bool dummy_check(struct dummy *d, unsigned long jiffies)
+static __used noinline bool dummy_check(struct dummy *d,
+					   unsigned long jiffies)
 {
 	return time_after(jiffies, d->jiffies_expire);
 }