diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index d85a74410..4eaf2adb7 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2001-08-12  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
+	* dir.c (string_sortcomp) [HAVE_STRCOLL]: Make static.
+
 	* cmd.c (guess_message_value): Typo - replace "LC_MESSAGE" with
 	"LC_MESSAGES".
 
diff --git a/src/dir.c b/src/dir.c
index e4f35349b..8ce9d9936 100644
--- a/src/dir.c
+++ b/src/dir.c
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ typedef enum {
     STRCOLL_TEST	
 } strcoll_status;
 
-int string_sortcomp (char *str1, char *str2)
+static int
+string_sortcomp (char *str1, char *str2)
 {
     static strcoll_status use_strcoll = STRCOLL_TEST;