diff --git a/include/view.h b/include/view.h
index 1fb9d911..d00c9a98 100644
--- a/include/view.h
+++ b/include/view.h
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ void view_move_resize(struct view *view, struct wlr_box geo);
 void view_move(struct view *view, int x, int y);
 void view_moved(struct view *view);
 void view_minimize(struct view *view, bool minimized);
-/* view_wlr_output - return the output that a view is mostly on */
-struct wlr_output *view_wlr_output(struct view *view);
 void view_store_natural_geometry(struct view *view);
 void view_center(struct view *view);
 void view_restore_to(struct view *view, struct wlr_box geometry);
diff --git a/src/view.c b/src/view.c
index 8f9d0055..956514d8 100644
--- a/src/view.c
+++ b/src/view.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ view_minimize(struct view *view, bool minimized)
 }
 
 /* view_wlr_output - return the output that a view is mostly on */
-struct wlr_output *
+static struct wlr_output *
 view_wlr_output(struct view *view)
 {
 	assert(view);