diff --git a/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_cache.c b/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_cache.c
index 2621a7bbf..84194c249 100644
--- a/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_cache.c
+++ b/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_cache.c
@@ -1143,7 +1143,7 @@ _cache_flush_locked( Cache*  cache )
          "*************************");
 }
 
-struct resolv_cache*
+static struct resolv_cache*
 _resolv_cache_create( void )
 {
     struct resolv_cache*  cache;
diff --git a/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_data.c b/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_data.c
index e60ecfdd8..014c99bf0 100644
--- a/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_data.c
+++ b/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_data.c
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ __RCSID("$NetBSD: res_data.c,v 1.8 2004/06/09 18:07:03 christos Exp $");
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 
+__LIBC_HIDDEN__
 const char * const _res_opcodes[] = {
 	"QUERY",
 	"IQUERY",
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ extern struct __res_state _nres;
 int  res_ourserver_p(const res_state, const struct sockaddr *);
 
 #ifdef ANDROID_CHANGES
-int res_need_init() {
+static int res_need_init() {
 	return ((_nres.options & RES_INIT) == 0U) || res_get_dns_changed();
 }
 #else
diff --git a/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_debug.c b/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_debug.c
index 84c6afc34..721e01556 100644
--- a/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_debug.c
+++ b/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_debug.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ const struct res_sym __p_class_syms[] = {
 /*
  * Names of message sections.
  */
-const struct res_sym __p_default_section_syms[] = {
+static const struct res_sym __p_default_section_syms[] = {
 	{ns_s_qd,	"QUERY",	(char *)0},
 	{ns_s_an,	"ANSWER",	(char *)0},
 	{ns_s_ns,	"AUTHORITY",	(char *)0},
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ const struct res_sym __p_default_section_syms[] = {
 	{0,             (char *)0,	(char *)0}
 };
 
-const struct res_sym __p_update_section_syms[] = {
+static const struct res_sym __p_update_section_syms[] = {
 	{S_ZONE,	"ZONE",		(char *)0},
 	{S_PREREQ,	"PREREQUISITE",	(char *)0},
 	{S_UPDATE,	"UPDATE",	(char *)0},
diff --git a/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_init.c b/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_init.c
index 81e570f77..2158f2062 100644
--- a/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_init.c
+++ b/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_init.c
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ __RCSID("$NetBSD: res_init.c,v 1.8 2006/03/19 03:10:08 christos Exp $");
 #define DNS_PROP_NAME_PREFIX "net.dns"
 #define DNS_CHANGE_PROP_NAME "net.dnschange"
 #define DNS_SEARCH_PROP_NAME "net.dns.search"
-const prop_info *dns_change_prop;
-int dns_last_change_counter;
+static const prop_info *dns_change_prop;
+static int dns_last_change_counter;
 static int _get_dns_change_count();
 #else
 #include <resolv.h>
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ res_ninit(res_state statp) {
 }
 
 #ifdef ANDROID_CHANGES
-int load_domain_search_list(res_state statp) {
+static int load_domain_search_list(res_state statp) {
 	char propvalue[PROP_VALUE_MAX];
 	register char *cp, **pp;
 
diff --git a/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_send.c b/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_send.c
index 696f8cfeb..b11895621 100644
--- a/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_send.c
+++ b/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_send.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static const int niflags = NI_NUMERICHOST | NI_NUMERICSERV;
  * author:
  *	paul vixie, 29may94
  */
-int
+__LIBC_HIDDEN__ int
 res_ourserver_p(const res_state statp, const struct sockaddr *sa) {
 	const struct sockaddr_in *inp, *srv;
 	const struct sockaddr_in6 *in6p, *srv6;
diff --git a/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_state.c b/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_state.c
index 3a2301d2e..3209b6f1c 100644
--- a/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_state.c
+++ b/libc/netbsd/resolv/res_state.c
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ _res_thread_get(void)
     return rt;
 }
 
+__LIBC_HIDDEN__
 struct __res_state _nres;
 
 #if 0