diff --git a/libs/libc/src/stdlib.cpp b/libs/libc/src/stdlib.cpp
index 8b524cc9..48f9184b 100644
--- a/libs/libc/src/stdlib.cpp
+++ b/libs/libc/src/stdlib.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #include <sys/syscall.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-template <typename T> T string_to_integer_type(const char* str)
+template <typename T> static T string_to_integer_type(const char* str)
 {
     bool neg = false;
     T val = 0;