diff --git a/src/network/networkd-state-file.c b/src/network/networkd-state-file.c
index 03146c62c7..7309525e44 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-state-file.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-state-file.c
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ static void link_save_domains(Link *link, FILE *f, OrderedSet *static_domains, D
         }
 }
 
-int link_save(Link *link) {
+static int link_save(Link *link) {
         const char *admin_state, *oper_state, *carrier_state, *address_state, *ipv4_address_state, *ipv6_address_state,
                 *captive_portal;
         _cleanup_(unlink_and_freep) char *temp_path = NULL;
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-state-file.h b/src/network/networkd-state-file.h
index 44a109fdfd..80e11fa102 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-state-file.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-state-file.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ typedef struct Manager Manager;
 
 void link_dirty(Link *link);
 void link_clean(Link *link);
-int link_save(Link *link);
 int link_save_and_clean(Link *link);
 
 int manager_save(Manager *m);