diff --git a/gdump.c b/gdump.c
index 166a9e72a..cdede612b 100644
--- a/gdump.c
+++ b/gdump.c
@@ -380,6 +380,9 @@ dump_type (GType type, const char *symbol, GOutputStream *out)
  *
  * Returns: %TRUE on success, %FALSE on error
  */
+#ifndef G_IREPOSITORY_COMPILATION
+static
+#endif
 gboolean
 g_irepository_dump (const char *arg, GError **error)
 {