diff --git a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
index d095d1b98f..17235f2646 100644
--- a/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
+++ b/accel/kvm/kvm-all.c
@@ -453,7 +453,13 @@ static void kvm_reset_parked_vcpus(KVMState *s)
     }
 }
 
-int kvm_create_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
+/**
+ * kvm_create_vcpu - Gets a parked KVM vCPU or creates a KVM vCPU
+ * @cpu: QOM CPUState object for which KVM vCPU has to be fetched/created.
+ *
+ * @returns: 0 when success, errno (<0) when failed.
+ */
+static int kvm_create_vcpu(CPUState *cpu)
 {
     unsigned long vcpu_id = kvm_arch_vcpu_id(cpu);
     KVMState *s = kvm_state;
diff --git a/include/system/kvm.h b/include/system/kvm.h
index 7cc60d26f2..e943df2c09 100644
--- a/include/system/kvm.h
+++ b/include/system/kvm.h
@@ -316,14 +316,6 @@ int kvm_create_device(KVMState *s, uint64_t type, bool test);
  */
 bool kvm_device_supported(int vmfd, uint64_t type);
 
-/**
- * kvm_create_vcpu - Gets a parked KVM vCPU or creates a KVM vCPU
- * @cpu: QOM CPUState object for which KVM vCPU has to be fetched/created.
- *
- * @returns: 0 when success, errno (<0) when failed.
- */
-int kvm_create_vcpu(CPUState *cpu);
-
 /**
  * kvm_park_vcpu - Park QEMU KVM vCPU context
  * @cpu: QOM CPUState object for which QEMU KVM vCPU context has to be parked.