diff --git a/include/onnxruntime/core/framework/kernel_def_builder.h b/include/onnxruntime/core/framework/kernel_def_builder.h
index 0b3bfb00a3..a786b1a639 100644
--- a/include/onnxruntime/core/framework/kernel_def_builder.h
+++ b/include/onnxruntime/core/framework/kernel_def_builder.h
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ class KernelDef {
 
 class KernelDefBuilder {
  public:
-  std::unique_ptr<KernelDefBuilder> Create() { return onnxruntime::make_unique<KernelDefBuilder>(); }
+  static std::unique_ptr<KernelDefBuilder> Create() { return onnxruntime::make_unique<KernelDefBuilder>(); }
 
   explicit KernelDefBuilder()
       : kernel_def_(new KernelDef()) {}