diff --git a/jdk/src/macosx/native/sun/osxapp/ThreadUtilities.m b/jdk/src/macosx/native/sun/osxapp/ThreadUtilities.m
index c7dd0b78726..7deb34d0baa 100644
--- a/jdk/src/macosx/native/sun/osxapp/ThreadUtilities.m
+++ b/jdk/src/macosx/native/sun/osxapp/ThreadUtilities.m
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static JNIEnv *appKitEnv = NULL;
 static jobject appkitThreadGroup = NULL;
 static BOOL awtEmbedded = NO;
 
-inline void attachCurrentThread(void** env) {
+static inline void attachCurrentThread(void** env) {
     if ([NSThread isMainThread]) {
         JavaVMAttachArgs args;
         args.version = JNI_VERSION_1_4;