diff --git a/policycoreutils/newrole/newrole.c b/policycoreutils/newrole/newrole.c
index 31b51c5a..9d68b6ab 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/newrole/newrole.c
+++ b/policycoreutils/newrole/newrole.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ const char *service_name = "newrole";
  * program.  This is the only function in this program that makes PAM
  * calls.
  */
-int authenticate_via_pam(const char *ttyn, pam_handle_t * pam_handle)
+static int authenticate_via_pam(const char *ttyn, pam_handle_t * pam_handle)
 {
 
 	int result = 0;		/* set to 0 (not authenticated) by default */
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ static int read_pam_config(void)
  * This function uses the shadow passwd file to thenticate the user running
  * this program.
  */
-int authenticate_via_shadow_passwd(const char *uname)
+static int authenticate_via_shadow_passwd(const char *uname)
 {
 	struct spwd *p_shadow_line;
 	char *unencrypted_password_s;
diff --git a/policycoreutils/run_init/run_init.c b/policycoreutils/run_init/run_init.c
index 545490a2..ce499781 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/run_init/run_init.c
+++ b/policycoreutils/run_init/run_init.c
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@
 				  /* The file containing the context to run 
 				   * the scripts under.                     */
 
-int authenticate_via_pam(const struct passwd *);
-
 /* authenticate_via_pam()
  *
  * in:     p_passwd_line - struct containing data from our user's line in 
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ int authenticate_via_pam(const struct passwd *);
  *
  */
 
-int authenticate_via_pam(const struct passwd *p_passwd_line)
+static int authenticate_via_pam(const struct passwd *p_passwd_line)
 {
 
 	int result = 0;		/* our result, set to 0 (not authenticated) by default */
@@ -169,8 +167,6 @@ int authenticate_via_pam(const struct passwd *p_passwd_line)
 
 #define PASSWORD_PROMPT _("Password:")	/* prompt for getpass() */
 
-int authenticate_via_shadow_passwd(const struct passwd *);
-
 /* authenticate_via_shadow_passwd()
  *
  * in:     p_passwd_line - struct containing data from our user's line in 
@@ -187,7 +183,7 @@ int authenticate_via_shadow_passwd(const struct passwd *);
  *
  */
 
-int authenticate_via_shadow_passwd(const struct passwd *p_passwd_line)
+static int authenticate_via_shadow_passwd(const struct passwd *p_passwd_line)
 {
 
 	struct spwd *p_shadow_line;	/* struct derived from shadow passwd file line */
@@ -238,7 +234,7 @@ int authenticate_via_shadow_passwd(const struct passwd *p_passwd_line)
  * return:	0 When success
  *		-1 When failure
  */
-int authenticate_user(void)
+static int authenticate_user(void)
 {
 
 #define INITLEN 255
@@ -303,7 +299,7 @@ int authenticate_user(void)
  * out:		The CONTEXT associated with the context.
  * return:	0 on success, -1 on failure.
  */
-int get_init_context(char **context)
+static int get_init_context(char **context)
 {
 
 	FILE *fp;
diff --git a/policycoreutils/sestatus/sestatus.c b/policycoreutils/sestatus/sestatus.c
index 538c73bc..7dcc9944 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/sestatus/sestatus.c
+++ b/policycoreutils/sestatus/sestatus.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static unsigned int COL = 32;
 
 extern char *selinux_mnt;
 
-int cmp_cmdline(const char *command, int pid)
+static int cmp_cmdline(const char *command, int pid)
 {
 
 	char buf[BUFSIZE];
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ int cmp_cmdline(const char *command, int pid)
 		return 0;
 }
 
-int pidof(const char *command)
+static int pidof(const char *command)
 {
 /* inspired by killall5.c from psmisc */
 	char stackpath[PATH_MAX + 1], *p;
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ int pidof(const char *command)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-void load_checks(char *pc[], int *npc, char *fc[], int *nfc)
+static void load_checks(char *pc[], int *npc, char *fc[], int *nfc)
 {
 
 	FILE *fp = fopen(CONF, "r");
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void load_checks(char *pc[], int *npc, char *fc[], int *nfc)
 	return;
 }
 
-void printf_tab(const char *outp)
+static void printf_tab(const char *outp)
 {
 	printf("%-*s", COL, outp);
 
diff --git a/policycoreutils/setfiles/setfiles.c b/policycoreutils/setfiles/setfiles.c
index f018d161..fedb93a1 100644
--- a/policycoreutils/setfiles/setfiles.c
+++ b/policycoreutils/setfiles/setfiles.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static __attribute__((__noreturn__)) void usage(const char *const name)
 	exit(-1);
 }
 
-void set_rootpath(const char *arg)
+static void set_rootpath(const char *arg)
 {
 	if (strlen(arg) == 1 && strncmp(arg, "/", 1) == 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "%s:  invalid alt_rootpath: %s\n",
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void set_rootpath(const char *arg)
 	}
 }
 
-int canoncon(char **contextp)
+static int canoncon(char **contextp)
 {
 	char *context = *contextp, *tmpcon;
 	int rc = 0;
