diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
index e1d4171364e..107aab1c1bc 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.cpp
@@ -2921,6 +2921,8 @@ void QCoreApplication::requestPermission(const QPermission &requestedPermission,
 #endif // QT_CONFIG(permissions)
 
 #if QT_CONFIG(library)
+static QStringList libraryPathsLocked();
+
 /*!
     Returns a list of paths that the application will search when
     dynamically loading libraries.
@@ -2959,7 +2961,7 @@ QStringList QCoreApplication::libraryPaths()
 /*!
     \internal
 */
-QStringList QCoreApplication::libraryPathsLocked()
+static QStringList libraryPathsLocked()
 {
     QCoreApplicationData *d = coreappdata;
     if (d->libPathsManuallySet())
diff --git a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h
index e0253afa645..87e78035d60 100644
--- a/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h
+++ b/src/corelib/kernel/qcoreapplication.h
@@ -229,9 +229,6 @@ private:
     static bool notifyInternal2(QObject *receiver, QEvent *);
     static bool forwardEvent(QObject *receiver, QEvent *event, QEvent *originatingEvent = nullptr);
 #endif
-#if QT_CONFIG(library)
-    static QStringList libraryPathsLocked();
-#endif
 
 #if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(7, 0, 0)
     static QBasicAtomicPointer<QCoreApplication> self;