diff --git a/salt/cloud/clouds/linode.py b/salt/cloud/clouds/linode.py
index 2833b0b60e..804c9942b3 100644
--- a/salt/cloud/clouds/linode.py
+++ b/salt/cloud/clouds/linode.py
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ def get_password(vm_):
     )
 
 
-def decode_linode_plan_label(label):
+def _decode_linode_plan_label(label):
     """
     Attempts to decode a user-supplied Linode plan label
     into the format in Linode API output