diff --git a/distro/debian/kernel.go b/distro/debian/kernel.go
index 7775d9b..9b0207a 100644
--- a/distro/debian/kernel.go
+++ b/distro/debian/kernel.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ var (
 	ErrNoImagePackage   = errors.New("no image package found")
 )
 
-func GetDebianKernel(version string) (dk DebianKernel, err error) {
+func getDebianKernel(version string) (dk DebianKernel, err error) {
 	dk.Version.Package = version
 
 	regex := `^(linux-(image|headers)-[a-z+~0-9\.\-]*-(common|amd64|amd64-unsigned)|linux-kbuild-.*)$`
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func GetKernels() (kernels []DebianKernel, err error) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		dk, err = GetDebianKernel(version)
+		dk, err = getDebianKernel(version)
 		if err != nil {
 			if err == ErrNoBinaryPackages {
 				slog.Warn().Err(err).Msg("")
diff --git a/distro/debian/kernel_test.go b/distro/debian/kernel_test.go
index 00a2153..3ff7492 100644
--- a/distro/debian/kernel_test.go
+++ b/distro/debian/kernel_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestGetDebianKernel(t *testing.T) {
-	dk, err := GetDebianKernel("4.17.14-1")
+	dk, err := getDebianKernel("4.17.14-1")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}