diff --git a/include/xbps_api.h b/include/xbps_api.h
index f195f2ab..beabb59d 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api.h
+++ b/include/xbps_api.h
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@ prop_dictionary_t xbps_get_pkg_dict_from_metadata_plist(const char *pkgn,
 							const char *plist);
 
 /**
+ * @private
  * Finds a proplib dictionary in an archive, matching a specific
  * entry on it.
  *
@@ -535,7 +536,7 @@ prop_dictionary_t xbps_get_pkg_dict_from_metadata_plist(const char *pkgn,
  * @return The proplib dictionary associated with entry, NULL otherwise
  * and errno is set appropiately.
  */
-prop_dictionary_t xbps_read_dict_from_archive_entry(struct archive *ar,
+prop_dictionary_t HIDDEN xbps_read_dict_from_archive_entry(struct archive *ar,
 				struct archive_entry *entry);
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/plist.c b/lib/plist.c
index f77a3685..21a3c42e 100644
--- a/lib/plist.c
+++ b/lib/plist.c
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ _xbps_uncompress_plist_data(char *xml, size_t len)
 }
 #undef _READ_CHUNK
 
-prop_dictionary_t
+prop_dictionary_t HIDDEN
 xbps_read_dict_from_archive_entry(struct archive *ar,
 				  struct archive_entry *entry)
 {