diff --git a/src/functions.c b/src/functions.c
index 3f67816e91..916d8fd622 100644
--- a/src/functions.c
+++ b/src/functions.c
@@ -186,12 +186,16 @@ void functionsLibCtxClearCurrent(int async) {
 }
 
 /* Free the given functions ctx */
-void functionsLibCtxFreeGeneric(functionsLibCtx *functions_lib_ctx, int async) {
+static void functionsLibCtxFreeGeneric(functionsLibCtx *functions_lib_ctx, int async) {
     if (async) {
         freeFunctionsAsync(functions_lib_ctx);
-        return;
+    } else {
+        functionsLibCtxFree(functions_lib_ctx);
     }
+}
 
+/* Free the given functions ctx */
+void functionsLibCtxFree(functionsLibCtx *functions_lib_ctx) {
     functionsLibCtxClear(functions_lib_ctx);
     dictRelease(functions_lib_ctx->functions);
     dictRelease(functions_lib_ctx->libraries);
@@ -199,11 +203,6 @@ void functionsLibCtxFreeGeneric(functionsLibCtx *functions_lib_ctx, int async) {
     zfree(functions_lib_ctx);
 }
 
-/* Free the given functions ctx */
-void functionsLibCtxFree(functionsLibCtx *functions_lib_ctx) {
-    functionsLibCtxFreeGeneric(functions_lib_ctx, 0);
-}
-
 /* Swap the current functions ctx with the given one.
  * Free the old functions ctx. */
 void functionsLibCtxSwapWithCurrent(functionsLibCtx *new_lib_ctx, int async) {