diff --git a/xla/mlir_hlo/mhlo/transforms/test_infer_shaped_type/test_infer_shaped_type_pass.cc b/xla/mlir_hlo/mhlo/transforms/test_infer_shaped_type/test_infer_shaped_type_pass.cc
index 8bd3bbc140961..0805d1337187c 100644
--- a/xla/mlir_hlo/mhlo/transforms/test_infer_shaped_type/test_infer_shaped_type_pass.cc
+++ b/xla/mlir_hlo/mhlo/transforms/test_infer_shaped_type/test_infer_shaped_type_pass.cc
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ struct TestInferShapedTypeMethodsPass
 
 }  // namespace
 
-std::unique_ptr<::mlir::Pass> createTestInferShapedTypeMethodsPass() {
+static std::unique_ptr<::mlir::Pass> createTestInferShapedTypeMethodsPass() {
   return std::make_unique<TestInferShapedTypeMethodsPass>();
 }