diff --git a/core/java/src/com/southernstorm/noise/crypto/x25519/Curve25519.java b/core/java/src/com/southernstorm/noise/crypto/x25519/Curve25519.java
index 60468cdae..a4a0957d0 100644
--- a/core/java/src/com/southernstorm/noise/crypto/x25519/Curve25519.java
+++ b/core/java/src/com/southernstorm/noise/crypto/x25519/Curve25519.java
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public final class Curve25519 {
 	 * @param x The first number to subtract.
 	 * @param y The second number to subtract.
 	 */
-	private void sub(int[] result, int[] x, int[] y)
+	private static void sub(int[] result, int[] x, int[] y)
 	{
 		int index, borrow;