--- a/cdbmake.c
+++ b/cdbmake.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   strerr_die2x(111,FATAL,"unable to read input: bad format");
 }
 
-inline void get(char *ch)
+static inline void get(char *ch)
 {
   switch(buffer_GETC(buffer_0,ch)) {
     case 0: die_readformat();