diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
index 83e6e6f1c8..e7a3bf1464 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_plugin_client/VST3/juce_VST3_Wrapper.cpp
@@ -3646,7 +3646,7 @@ DEF_CLASS_IID (JuceAudioProcessor)
  // Defined in PluginUtilities.cpp
  void getUUIDForVST2ID (bool, uint8[16]);
 
- FUID getFUIDForVST2ID (bool forControllerUID)
+ static FUID getFUIDForVST2ID (bool forControllerUID)
  {
      TUID uuid;
      getUUIDForVST2ID (forControllerUID, (uint8*) uuid);