diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 85de0ee009..85e4e02941 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2017-10-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+	[BZ #18822]
+	* stdlib/exit.h (__new_exitfn): Add attribute_hidden.
+
 2017-10-01  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	[BZ #18822]
diff --git a/stdlib/exit.h b/stdlib/exit.h
index dbf9f2d01f..eea50725c6 100644
--- a/stdlib/exit.h
+++ b/stdlib/exit.h
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ extern bool __exit_funcs_done attribute_hidden;
 __libc_lock_define (extern, __exit_funcs_lock);
 
 
-extern struct exit_function *__new_exitfn (struct exit_function_list **listp);
-
+extern struct exit_function *__new_exitfn (struct exit_function_list **listp)
+  attribute_hidden;
 
 extern void __run_exit_handlers (int status,
 				 struct exit_function_list **listp,