diff --git a/portlist/poller.go b/portlist/poller.go
index 9e98022b1..e417419d2 100644
--- a/portlist/poller.go
+++ b/portlist/poller.go
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (p *Poller) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 				p.Err = err
 				return err
 			}
-			if pl.SameInodes(p.prev) {
+			if pl.sameInodes(p.prev) {
 				continue
 			}
 			p.prev = pl
diff --git a/portlist/portlist.go b/portlist/portlist.go
index 521edcf49..3b9d6d76c 100644
--- a/portlist/portlist.go
+++ b/portlist/portlist.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (a *Port) lessThan(b *Port) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-func (a List) SameInodes(b List) bool {
+func (a List) sameInodes(b List) bool {
 	if a == nil || b == nil || len(a) != len(b) {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func GetList(prev List) (List, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("listPorts: %s", err)
 	}
-	if pl.SameInodes(prev) {
+	if pl.sameInodes(prev) {
 		// Nothing changed, skip inode lookup
 		return prev, nil
 	}
diff --git a/portlist/portlist_test.go b/portlist/portlist_test.go
index 7977303a7..f2595d369 100644
--- a/portlist/portlist_test.go
+++ b/portlist/portlist_test.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func TestSameInodes(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
-		got := tt.a.SameInodes(tt.b)
+		got := tt.a.sameInodes(tt.b)
 		if got != tt.want {
 			t.Errorf("%s: Equal = %v; want %v", tt.name, got, tt.want)
 		}