diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86InPriv.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86InPriv.h
index 3838d6940..1b9b502f5 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86InPriv.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86InPriv.h
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
 extern InputDriverPtr *xf86InputDriverList;
 extern int xf86NumInputDrivers;
 
-/* xf86Xinput.c */
-int xf86ActivateDevice(InputInfoPtr pInfo);
-
 /* xf86Helper.c */
 InputDriverPtr xf86LookupInputDriver(const char *name);
 
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
index 8fd35e66e..dcfbcde39 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ xf86ProcessCommonOptions(LocalDevicePtr local,
  * Returns TRUE on success, or FALSE otherwise.
  ***********************************************************************
  */
-int
+static int
 xf86ActivateDevice(LocalDevicePtr local)
 {
     DeviceIntPtr	dev;
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
index 6789df6fe..3c1a14778 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ extern _X_EXPORT void xf86PostKeyEventP(DeviceIntPtr device, unsigned int key_co
 		       int *valuators);
 extern _X_EXPORT void xf86PostKeyboardEvent(DeviceIntPtr device, unsigned int key_code,
                            int is_down);
-extern _X_EXPORT int xf86ActivateDevice(LocalDevicePtr local);
 extern _X_EXPORT LocalDevicePtr xf86FirstLocalDevice(void);
 extern _X_EXPORT int xf86ScaleAxis(int Cx, int Sxhigh, int Sxlow, int Rxhigh, int Rxlow);
 extern _X_EXPORT void xf86XInputSetScreen(LocalDevicePtr local, int screen_number, int x, int y);