diff --git a/libwdi/libwdi.c b/libwdi/libwdi.c
index 56948ac..88c242b 100644
* Converts a windows error to human readable string
* uses retval as errorcode, or, if 0, use GetLastError()
*/
-char *wdi_windows_error_str(DWORD retval)
+static char *wdi_windows_error_str(DWORD retval)
{
static char err_string[STR_BUFFER_SIZE];
DWORD size, presize, error_code, format_error;