diff --git a/bsps/powerpc/gen83xx/include/tm27.h b/bsps/powerpc/gen83xx/include/tm27.h
index 22787473a5..3728e7d87d 100644
--- a/bsps/powerpc/gen83xx/include/tm27.h
+++ b/bsps/powerpc/gen83xx/include/tm27.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static int tm27_exception_handler( BSP_Exception_frame *frame, unsigned number)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void Install_tm27_vector( void (*handler)(rtems_vector_number))
+static void Install_tm27_vector( void (*handler)(rtems_vector_number))
 {
   int rv = 0;