diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
index 13a1948c6b8..db8008182f5 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@ void FilePath::setFromString(QStringView fileNameView)
     setParts({}, {}, fileNameView);
 }
 
-expected_str<DeviceFileAccess *> getFileAccess(const FilePath &filePath)
+static expected_str<DeviceFileAccess *> getFileAccess(const FilePath &filePath)
 {
     if (!filePath.needsDevice())
         return DesktopDeviceFileAccess::instance();