diff --git a/include/migration/misc.h b/include/migration/misc.h
index ad1e25826a..c0e23fdac9 100644
--- a/include/migration/misc.h
+++ b/include/migration/misc.h
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ void dump_vmstate_json_to_file(FILE *out_fp);
 void migration_object_init(void);
 void migration_shutdown(void);
 
-bool migration_is_active(void);
 bool migration_is_running(void);
 bool migration_thread_is_self(void);
 
diff --git a/migration/migration.c b/migration/migration.c
index 3606d1e263..df61ca4e93 100644
--- a/migration/migration.c
+++ b/migration/migration.c
@@ -1139,6 +1139,14 @@ bool migration_is_running(void)
     }
 }
 
+static bool migration_is_active(void)
+{
+    MigrationState *s = current_migration;
+
+    return (s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE ||
+            s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_POSTCOPY_ACTIVE);
+}
+
 static bool migrate_show_downtime(MigrationState *s)
 {
     return (s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_COMPLETED) || migration_in_postcopy();
@@ -1637,14 +1645,6 @@ bool migration_in_bg_snapshot(void)
     return migrate_background_snapshot() && migration_is_running();
 }
 
-bool migration_is_active(void)
-{
-    MigrationState *s = current_migration;
-
-    return (s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_ACTIVE ||
-            s->state == MIGRATION_STATUS_POSTCOPY_ACTIVE);
-}
-
 bool migration_thread_is_self(void)
 {
     MigrationState *s = current_migration;