diff --git a/cpukit/score/cpu/i386/ChangeLog b/cpukit/score/cpu/i386/ChangeLog
index 17c7bb2f90..d2d0c2fbe7 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/cpu/i386/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/score/cpu/i386/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-12-09	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
+
+	* cpu.c: Make _defaultExcHandler static.
+
 2011-09-27	Sebastian Huber <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
 
 	PR 1914/cpukit
diff --git a/cpukit/score/cpu/i386/cpu.c b/cpukit/score/cpu/i386/cpu.c
index 36e8bf4267..acf07a8d0c 100644
--- a/cpukit/score/cpu/i386/cpu.c
+++ b/cpukit/score/cpu/i386/cpu.c
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ struct Frame_ {
 	uintptr_t		pc;
 };
 
-void _defaultExcHandler (CPU_Exception_frame *ctx)
+static void _defaultExcHandler (CPU_Exception_frame *ctx)
 {
   unsigned int faultAddr = 0;
   printk("----------------------------------------------------------\n");