diff --git a/src/jdk.sctp/unix/native/libsctp/Sctp.h b/src/jdk.sctp/unix/native/libsctp/Sctp.h
index fafc313e573..1aaa5d11309 100644
--- a/src/jdk.sctp/unix/native/libsctp/Sctp.h
+++ b/src/jdk.sctp/unix/native/libsctp/Sctp.h
@@ -285,6 +285,6 @@ extern sctp_freepaddrs_func* nio_sctp_freepaddrs;
 extern sctp_bindx_func* nio_sctp_bindx;
 extern sctp_peeloff_func* nio_sctp_peeloff;
 
-jboolean loadSocketExtensionFuncs(JNIEnv* env);
+extern jint sctpHandleSocketError(JNIEnv *env, jint errorValue);
 
 #endif /* !SUN_NIO_CH_SCTP_H */
diff --git a/src/jdk.sctp/unix/native/libsctp/SctpChannelImpl.c b/src/jdk.sctp/unix/native/libsctp/SctpChannelImpl.c
index 2897c22d2a7..83f3519fbe2 100644
--- a/src/jdk.sctp/unix/native/libsctp/SctpChannelImpl.c
+++ b/src/jdk.sctp/unix/native/libsctp/SctpChannelImpl.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "Sctp.h"
 
 #include "jni.h"
-#include "nio_util.h"
 #include "nio.h"
 #include "net_util.h"
 #include "net_util_md.h"
@@ -70,8 +69,6 @@ static jmethodID ss_ctrID;     /* sun.nio.ch.sctp.Shutdown.<init>            */
 /* defined in SctpNet.c */
 jobject SockAddrToInetSocketAddress(JNIEnv* env, struct sockaddr* addr);
 
-jint handleSocketError(JNIEnv *env, jint errorValue);
-
 /*
  * Class:     sun_nio_ch_sctp_SctpChannelImpl
  * Method:    initIDs
@@ -247,7 +244,7 @@ void handleSendFailed
         if (remaining > 0) {
             if ((rv = recvmsg(fd, msg, 0)) < 0) {
                 free(addressP);
-                handleSocketError(env, errno);
+                sctpHandleSocketError(env, errno);
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -458,7 +455,7 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_sun_nio_ch_sctp_SctpChannelImpl_receive0
 #endif /* __linux__ */
 
             } else {
-                handleSocketError(env, errno);
+                sctpHandleSocketError(env, errno);
                 return 0;
             }
         }
@@ -482,7 +479,7 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_sun_nio_ch_sctp_SctpChannelImpl_receive0
                 iov->iov_base = newBuf + rv;
                 iov->iov_len = SCTP_NOTIFICATION_SIZE - rv;
                 if ((rv = recvmsg(fd, msg, flags)) < 0) {
-                    handleSocketError(env, errno);
+                    sctpHandleSocketError(env, errno);
                     free(newBuf);
                     return 0;
                 }
@@ -582,7 +579,7 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_sun_nio_ch_sctp_SctpChannelImpl_send0
             JNU_ThrowByName(env, JNU_JAVANETPKG "SocketException",
                             "Socket is shutdown for writing");
         } else {
-            handleSocketError(env, errno);
+            sctpHandleSocketError(env, errno);
             return 0;
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/jdk.sctp/unix/native/libsctp/SctpNet.c b/src/jdk.sctp/unix/native/libsctp/SctpNet.c
index 2ef9bfb8292..d93cded0543 100644
--- a/src/jdk.sctp/unix/native/libsctp/SctpNet.c
+++ b/src/jdk.sctp/unix/native/libsctp/SctpNet.c
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 #include "Sctp.h"
 #include "jni.h"
 #include "jni_util.h"
-#include "nio_util.h"
 #include "nio.h"
 #include "net_util.h"
 #include "net_util_md.h"
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ static int preCloseFD = -1;     /* File descriptor to which we dup other fd's
  * functions, as well as locating the individual functions.
  * There will be a pending exception if this method returns false.
  */
-jboolean loadSocketExtensionFuncs
+static jboolean loadSocketExtensionFuncs
   (JNIEnv* env) {
     if (dlopen(nativeSctpLib, RTLD_GLOBAL | RTLD_LAZY) == NULL) {
         JNU_ThrowByName(env, "java/lang/UnsupportedOperationException",
@@ -118,7 +117,7 @@ jboolean loadSocketExtensionFuncs
 }
 
 jint
-handleSocketError(JNIEnv *env, jint errorValue)
+sctpHandleSocketError(JNIEnv *env, jint errorValue)
 {
     char *xn;
     switch (errorValue) {
@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_sun_nio_ch_sctp_SctpNet_socket0
                                          "Protocol not supported");
             return IOS_THROWN;
         } else {
-            return handleSocketError(env, errno);
+            return sctpHandleSocketError(env, errno);
         }
     }
 
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_sun_nio_ch_sctp_SctpNet_socket0
     //event.sctp_partial_delivery_event = 1;
     //event.sctp_adaptation_layer_event = 1;
     if (setsockopt(fd, IPPROTO_SCTP, SCTP_EVENTS, &event, sizeof(event)) != 0) {
-       handleSocketError(env, errno);
+       sctpHandleSocketError(env, errno);
     }
     return fd;
 }
@@ -248,7 +247,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_sun_nio_ch_sctp_SctpNet_bindx
 
     if (nio_sctp_bindx(fd, (void *)sap, addrsLength, add ? SCTP_BINDX_ADD_ADDR :
                        SCTP_BINDX_REM_ADDR) != 0) {
-        handleSocketError(env, errno);
+        sctpHandleSocketError(env, errno);
     }
 
     free(sap);
@@ -263,7 +262,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_sun_nio_ch_sctp_SctpNet_listen0
   (JNIEnv *env, jclass cl, jint fd, jint backlog) {
     if (listen(fd, backlog) < 0)
-        handleSocketError(env, errno);
+        sctpHandleSocketError(env, errno);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -290,7 +289,7 @@ Java_sun_nio_ch_sctp_SctpNet_connect0
         } else if (errno == EINTR) {
             return IOS_INTERRUPTED;
         }
-        return handleSocketError(env, errno);
+        return sctpHandleSocketError(env, errno);
     }
     return 1;
 }
@@ -365,7 +364,7 @@ JNIEXPORT jobjectArray JNICALL Java_sun_nio_ch_sctp_SctpNet_getLocalAddresses0
     jobjectArray isaa;
 
     if ((addrCount = nio_sctp_getladdrs(fd, 0, (struct sockaddr **)&addr_buf)) == -1) {
-        handleSocketError(env, errno);
+        sctpHandleSocketError(env, errno);
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -410,7 +409,7 @@ jobjectArray getRemoteAddresses(JNIEnv *env, jint fd, sctp_assoc_t id) {
     jobjectArray isaa;
 
     if ((addrCount = nio_sctp_getpaddrs(fd, id, (struct sockaddr **)&addr_buf)) == -1) {
-        handleSocketError(env, errno);
+        sctpHandleSocketError(env, errno);
         return NULL;
     }
 
@@ -732,7 +731,7 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_sun_nio_ch_sctp_SctpNet_shutdown0
     msg->msg_controllen = cmsg->cmsg_len;
 
     if ((rv = sendmsg(fd, msg, 0)) < 0) {
-        handleSocketError(env, errno);
+        sctpHandleSocketError(env, errno);
     }
 }
 
@@ -745,7 +744,7 @@ JNIEXPORT int JNICALL Java_sun_nio_ch_sctp_SctpNet_branch0
   (JNIEnv *env, jclass klass, jint fd, jint assocId) {
     int newfd = 0;
     if ((newfd = nio_sctp_peeloff(fd, assocId)) < 0) {
-        handleSocketError(env, errno);
+        sctpHandleSocketError(env, errno);
     }
 
     return newfd;