diff --git a/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.c b/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.c
index 1ed2c9aab..a84bce2b7 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.c
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ vgaHWSaveFonts(ScrnInfoPtr scrninfp, vgaRegPtr save)
 #endif                          /* SAVE_TEXT || SAVE_FONT1 || SAVE_FONT2 */
 }
 
-void
+static void
 vgaHWSaveMode(ScrnInfoPtr scrninfp, vgaRegPtr save)
 {
     vgaHWPtr hwp = VGAHWPTR(scrninfp);
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.h b/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.h
index 108f28069..828141939 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/vgahw/vgaHW.h
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ extern _X_EXPORT void vgaHWRestoreFonts(ScrnInfoPtr scrninfp,
 extern _X_EXPORT void vgaHWRestore(ScrnInfoPtr scrninfp, vgaRegPtr restore,
                                    int flags);
 extern _X_EXPORT void vgaHWSaveFonts(ScrnInfoPtr scrninfp, vgaRegPtr save);
-extern _X_EXPORT void vgaHWSaveMode(ScrnInfoPtr scrninfp, vgaRegPtr save);
 extern _X_EXPORT void vgaHWSaveColormap(ScrnInfoPtr scrninfp, vgaRegPtr save);
 extern _X_EXPORT void vgaHWSave(ScrnInfoPtr scrninfp, vgaRegPtr save,
                                 int flags);