diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/dbus.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/dbus.go
index 21ead22b9d7..7184bcd4d00 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/dbus.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/dbus.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (d *dbusConnManager) getConnection() (*systemdDbus.Conn, error) {
 
 func (d *dbusConnManager) newConnection() (*systemdDbus.Conn, error) {
 	if d.rootless {
-		return NewUserSystemdDbus()
+		return newUserSystemdDbus()
 	}
 	return systemdDbus.NewWithContext(context.TODO())
 }
diff --git a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/user.go b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/user.go
index 450a2469402..ddeaf664263 100644
--- a/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/user.go
+++ b/libcontainer/cgroups/systemd/user.go
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
-// NewUserSystemdDbus creates a connection for systemd user-instance.
-func NewUserSystemdDbus() (*systemdDbus.Conn, error) {
+// newUserSystemdDbus creates a connection for systemd user-instance.
+func newUserSystemdDbus() (*systemdDbus.Conn, error) {
 	addr, err := DetectUserDbusSessionBusAddress()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err