diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.c b/src/network/networkd-link.c
index 05e9ddacef..e853b45d13 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.c
@@ -2067,7 +2067,7 @@ static int link_drop_config(Link *link) {
         return r;
 }
 
-int link_configure(Link *link) {
+static int link_configure(Link *link) {
         int r;
 
         assert(link);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-link.h b/src/network/networkd-link.h
index 22cde53d3d..f6da6d9be6 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-link.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-link.h
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ int link_stop_engines(Link *link, bool may_keep_dhcp);
 const char* link_state_to_string(LinkState s) _const_;
 LinkState link_state_from_string(const char *s) _pure_;
 
-int link_configure(Link *link);
 int link_reconfigure(Link *link, bool force);
 
 int manager_udev_process_link(sd_device_monitor *monitor, sd_device *device, void *userdata);