diff --git a/src/NuGetUtility/LicenseValidator/LicenseValidator.cs b/src/NuGetUtility/LicenseValidator/LicenseValidator.cs
index b96fd943..db924b5e 100644
--- a/src/NuGetUtility/LicenseValidator/LicenseValidator.cs
+++ b/src/NuGetUtility/LicenseValidator/LicenseValidator.cs
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ private async Task ValidateLicenseByUrl(IPackageMetadata info,
             }
         }
 
-        private Uri FixupLicenseUrl(Uri licenseUrl)
+        private static Uri FixupLicenseUrl(Uri licenseUrl)
         {
             if ((licenseUrl.Host == "github.com" || licenseUrl.Host == "www.github.com")
                 && licenseUrl.Query == ""