diff --git a/nfsmount.h b/nfsmount.h
index 4f39ff2a8..b3d5a51e6 100644
--- a/nfsmount.h
+++ b/nfsmount.h
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
 /*
- * Please do not edit this file.
- * It was generated using rpcgen.
+ * This file was originally generated using rpcgen.
+ * But now we edit it by hand as needed to make it
+ * shut up...
  */
 
 #ifndef _NFSMOUNT_H_RPCGEN
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ extern int mountprog_3_freeresult (SVCXPRT *, xdrproc_t, caddr_t);
 
 /* the xdr functions */
 
-extern  bool_t xdr_fhandle (XDR *, fhandle);
+static  bool_t xdr_fhandle (XDR *, fhandle);
 extern  bool_t xdr_fhandle3 (XDR *, fhandle3*);
 extern  bool_t xdr_mountstat3 (XDR *, mountstat3*);
 extern  bool_t xdr_fhstatus (XDR *, fhstatus*);
diff --git a/util-linux/nfsmount.h b/util-linux/nfsmount.h
index 4f39ff2a8..b3d5a51e6 100644
--- a/util-linux/nfsmount.h
+++ b/util-linux/nfsmount.h
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 /* vi: set sw=4 ts=4: */
 /*
- * Please do not edit this file.
- * It was generated using rpcgen.
+ * This file was originally generated using rpcgen.
+ * But now we edit it by hand as needed to make it
+ * shut up...
  */
 
 #ifndef _NFSMOUNT_H_RPCGEN
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ extern int mountprog_3_freeresult (SVCXPRT *, xdrproc_t, caddr_t);
 
 /* the xdr functions */
 
-extern  bool_t xdr_fhandle (XDR *, fhandle);
+static  bool_t xdr_fhandle (XDR *, fhandle);
 extern  bool_t xdr_fhandle3 (XDR *, fhandle3*);
 extern  bool_t xdr_mountstat3 (XDR *, mountstat3*);
 extern  bool_t xdr_fhstatus (XDR *, fhstatus*);