diff --git a/cpukit/ChangeLog b/cpukit/ChangeLog
index 8c5a3e5fe2..26f75cf6f8 100644
--- a/cpukit/ChangeLog
+++ b/cpukit/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2011-12-05	Ralf Corsépius <ralf.corsepius@rtems.org>
 
+	* posix/src/mqueuenotify.c: Make _POSIX_Message_queue_Notify_handler
+	static.
 	* posix/src/fork.c: Include <unistd.h> for "fork" prototype.
 	Don't include <sys/types.h> (unnecessary).
 	* libcsupport/src/termios.c: Remove unnecessary cast.
diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/mqueuenotify.c b/cpukit/posix/src/mqueuenotify.c
index 832b3d03d2..559e6b3fbd 100644
--- a/cpukit/posix/src/mqueuenotify.c
+++ b/cpukit/posix/src/mqueuenotify.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-void _POSIX_Message_queue_Notify_handler(
+static void _POSIX_Message_queue_Notify_handler(
   void    *user_data
 )
 {