diff --git a/src/mod/codecs/mod_speex/mod_speex.c b/src/mod/codecs/mod_speex/mod_speex.c
index 76643efb78..8fe159be34 100644
--- a/src/mod/codecs/mod_speex/mod_speex.c
+++ b/src/mod/codecs/mod_speex/mod_speex.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct speex_context {
 	int decoder_mode;
 };
 
-switch_status_t switch_speex_init(switch_codec_t *codec, switch_codec_flag_t flags, const switch_codec_settings_t *codec_settings)
+static switch_status_t switch_speex_init(switch_codec_t *codec, switch_codec_flag_t flags, const switch_codec_settings_t *codec_settings)
 {
 	struct speex_context *context = NULL;
 	int encoding, decoding;