diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog.txt b/harbour/ChangeLog.txt
index 8cd245936a..1ec890ae39 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
      * Change, ! Fix, % Optimization, + Addition, - Removal, ; Comment
  */
 
+2012-11-29 13:21 UTC+0100 Viktor Szakats (harbour syenar.net)
+  * src/rtl/hbtest.prg
+    ! missed STATIC from an internal function
+
 2012-11-29 13:16 UTC+0100 Viktor Szakats (harbour syenar.net)
   * contrib/hbgd/tests/hbmk.hbm
   * contrib/hbgd/tests/animgif.prg
diff --git a/harbour/src/rtl/hbtest.prg b/harbour/src/rtl/hbtest.prg
index 8b45fd7e00..78fc726570 100644
--- a/harbour/src/rtl/hbtest.prg
+++ b/harbour/src/rtl/hbtest.prg
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ FUNCTION XToStr( xValue )
 
    RETURN iif( xValue == NIL, "NIL", "" )
 
-FUNCTION XToStrE( xValue )
+STATIC FUNCTION XToStrE( xValue )
 
    SWITCH ValType( xValue )
    CASE "C"