diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/DevicesListCommand.java b/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/DevicesListCommand.java
index 6f0dd30..f34f97e 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/DevicesListCommand.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/cli/net/DevicesListCommand.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
      * @param service device service
      * @return sorted device list
      */
-    protected List<Device> getSortedDevices(DeviceService service) {
+    protected static List<Device> getSortedDevices(DeviceService service) {
         List<Device> devices = newArrayList(service.getDevices());
         Collections.sort(devices, Comparators.ELEMENT_COMPARATOR);
         return devices;