diff --git a/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhw.c b/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhw.c
index 74336087a..7ef13a944 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhw.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhw.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ enum {
     FBIOBLANK_UNSUPPORTED = 0,
 };
 
-Bool
+static Bool
 fbdevHWGetRec(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
 {
     if (fbdevHWPrivateIndex < 0)
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhw.h b/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhw.h
index 4984ccf89..a4d799d65 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhw.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhw.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #define FBDEVHW_TEXT			3       /* Text/attributes      */
 #define FBDEVHW_VGA_PLANES		4       /* EGA/VGA planes       */
 
-extern _X_EXPORT Bool fbdevHWGetRec(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn);
 extern _X_EXPORT void fbdevHWFreeRec(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn);
 
 extern _X_EXPORT int fbdevHWGetFD(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn);
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhwstub.c b/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhwstub.c
index 097003888..8a489050a 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhwstub.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhwstub.c
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@
 
 /* Stubs for the static server on platforms that don't support fbdev */
 
-Bool
-fbdevHWGetRec(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
-{
-    return FALSE;
-}
-
 void
 fbdevHWFreeRec(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn)
 {