diff --git a/scripts/conmakehash.c b/scripts/conmakehash.c
index e0c6891a9ad..263a44d57fa 100644
--- a/scripts/conmakehash.c
+++ b/scripts/conmakehash.c
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
 
 typedef unsigned short unicode;
 
-void usage(char *argv0)
+static void usage(char *argv0)
 {
   fprintf(stderr, "Usage: \n"
          "        %s chartable [hashsize] [hashstep] [maxhashlevel]\n", argv0);
   exit(EX_USAGE);
 }
 
-int getunicode(char **p0)
+static int getunicode(char **p0)
 {
   char *p = *p0;
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ unicode unitable[MAX_FONTLEN][255];
 				/* Massive overkill, but who cares? */
 int unicount[MAX_FONTLEN];
 
-void addpair(int fp, int un)
+static void addpair(int fp, int un)
 {
   int i;
 
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 4522948a012..801a16a1754 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ static int number_prefix(const char *sym)
  *   The $ syntax is for sections where ld append a dot number
  *   to make section name unique.
  */
-int match(const char *sym, const char * const pat[])
+static int match(const char *sym, const char * const pat[])
 {
 	const char *p;
 	while (*pat) {
@@ -1746,7 +1746,7 @@ static void add_header(struct buffer *b, struct module *mod)
 	buf_printf(b, "};\n");
 }
 
-void add_staging_flag(struct buffer *b, const char *name)
+static void add_staging_flag(struct buffer *b, const char *name)
 {
 	static const char *staging_dir = "drivers/staging";
 
diff --git a/scripts/selinux/mdp/mdp.c b/scripts/selinux/mdp/mdp.c
index ca757d48618..b4ced856258 100644
--- a/scripts/selinux/mdp/mdp.c
+++ b/scripts/selinux/mdp/mdp.c
@@ -31,13 +31,13 @@
 
 #include "flask.h"
 
-void usage(char *name)
+static void usage(char *name)
 {
 	printf("usage: %s [-m] policy_file context_file\n", name);
 	exit(1);
 }
 
-void find_common_name(char *cname, char *dest, int len)
+static void find_common_name(char *cname, char *dest, int len)
 {
 	char *start, *end;
 
diff --git a/usr/gen_init_cpio.c b/usr/gen_init_cpio.c
index f1d3fe34176..83b3dde1a83 100644
--- a/usr/gen_init_cpio.c
+++ b/usr/gen_init_cpio.c
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ static int cpio_mkfile_line(const char *line)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-void usage(const char *prog)
+static void usage(const char *prog)
 {
 	fprintf(stderr, "Usage:\n"
 		"\t%s <cpio_list>\n"