diff --git a/target/arm/kvm.c b/target/arm/kvm.c
index db6d208cf0..41fffef5ef 100644
--- a/target/arm/kvm.c
+++ b/target/arm/kvm.c
@@ -1288,7 +1288,7 @@ MemTxAttrs kvm_arch_post_run(CPUState *cs, struct kvm_run *run)
     return MEMTXATTRS_UNSPECIFIED;
 }
 
-void kvm_arm_vm_state_change(void *opaque, bool running, RunState state)
+static void kvm_arm_vm_state_change(void *opaque, bool running, RunState state)
 {
     CPUState *cs = opaque;
     ARMCPU *cpu = ARM_CPU(cs);
diff --git a/target/arm/kvm_arm.h b/target/arm/kvm_arm.h
index 8a44a6b762..2037b2d7ea 100644
--- a/target/arm/kvm_arm.h
+++ b/target/arm/kvm_arm.h
@@ -200,8 +200,6 @@ bool kvm_arm_sve_supported(void);
  */
 int kvm_arm_get_max_vm_ipa_size(MachineState *ms, bool *fixed_ipa);
 
-void kvm_arm_vm_state_change(void *opaque, bool running, RunState state);
-
 int kvm_arm_vgic_probe(void);
 
 void kvm_arm_pmu_set_irq(CPUState *cs, int irq);