diff --git a/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.c b/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.c
index 7569e249362..b69b0b60108 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.c
+++ b/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.c
@@ -255,6 +255,25 @@ buffer_usage(GLenum target, GLboolean immutable,
    }
 }
 
+static void
+_mesa_bufferobj_release_buffer(struct gl_buffer_object *obj)
+{
+   if (!obj->buffer)
+      return;
+
+   /* Subtract the remaining private references before unreferencing
+    * the buffer. See the header file for explanation.
+    */
+   if (obj->private_refcount) {
+      assert(obj->private_refcount > 0);
+      p_atomic_add(&obj->buffer->reference.count,
+                   -obj->private_refcount);
+      obj->private_refcount = 0;
+   }
+   obj->private_refcount_ctx = NULL;
+
+   pipe_resource_reference(&obj->buffer, NULL);
+}
 
 static ALWAYS_INLINE GLboolean
 bufferobj_data(struct gl_context *ctx,
@@ -1008,26 +1027,6 @@ convert_clear_buffer_data(struct gl_context *ctx,
    }
 }
 
-void
-_mesa_bufferobj_release_buffer(struct gl_buffer_object *obj)
-{
-   if (!obj->buffer)
-      return;
-
-   /* Subtract the remaining private references before unreferencing
-    * the buffer. See the header file for explanation.
-    */
-   if (obj->private_refcount) {
-      assert(obj->private_refcount > 0);
-      p_atomic_add(&obj->buffer->reference.count,
-                   -obj->private_refcount);
-      obj->private_refcount = 0;
-   }
-   obj->private_refcount_ctx = NULL;
-
-   pipe_resource_reference(&obj->buffer, NULL);
-}
-
 /**
  * Delete a buffer object.
  *
diff --git a/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.h b/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.h
index f89bf1be25f..e67bd4eb9f9 100644
--- a/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.h
+++ b/src/mesa/main/bufferobj.h
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ GLboolean _mesa_bufferobj_unmap(struct gl_context *ctx, struct gl_buffer_object
 
 struct gl_buffer_object *
 _mesa_bufferobj_alloc(struct gl_context *ctx, GLuint id);
-void
-_mesa_bufferobj_release_buffer(struct gl_buffer_object *obj);
 
 enum pipe_map_flags
 _mesa_access_flags_to_transfer_flags(GLbitfield access, bool wholeBuffer);