diff --git a/lib/ex_doc/language/erlang.ex b/lib/ex_doc/language/erlang.ex
index 65ebef0ff..946858711 100644
--- a/lib/ex_doc/language/erlang.ex
+++ b/lib/ex_doc/language/erlang.ex
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Language.Erlang do
   def function_data(entry, module_data) do
     {{kind, name, arity}, _anno, _signature, doc_content, metadata} = entry
 
-    if kind == :function and doc_content != :hidden do
+    # Edoc on Erlang/OTP24.1+ includes private functions in
+    # the chunk, so we manually yank them out.
+    if kind == :function and doc_content != :hidden and
+         function_exported?(module_data.module, name, arity) do
       function_data(name, arity, doc_content, module_data, metadata)
     else
       :skip
diff --git a/test/ex_doc/retriever/erlang_test.exs b/test/ex_doc/retriever/erlang_test.exs
index 1681a8f8a..9220ddc6d 100644
--- a/test/ex_doc/retriever/erlang_test.exs
+++ b/test/ex_doc/retriever/erlang_test.exs
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Retriever.ErlangTest do
       %% @doc
       %% mod docs.
       -module(mod).
-      -export([function1/0, function2/0]).
+      -export([function1/0, function2/0, hidden_function/0]).
 
       %% @doc
       %% function1/0 docs.
@@ -386,6 +386,13 @@ defmodule ExDoc.Retriever.ErlangTest do
       %% @doc
       %% function2/0 docs.
       function2() -> ok.
+
+      %% @doc hidden function docs.
+      %% @private
+      hidden_function() -> local_function().
+
+      %% @doc hidden function docs.
+      local_function() -> local_function().
       """)
 
       {[mod], []} = Retriever.docs_from_modules([:mod], %ExDoc.Config{})