diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index 00bf4b17edbf..421f86104593 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(ipmidriver_mutex);
 
 static LIST_HEAD(ipmi_interfaces);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ipmi_interfaces_mutex);
-struct srcu_struct ipmi_interfaces_srcu;
+static struct srcu_struct ipmi_interfaces_srcu;
 
 /*
  * List of watchers that want to know when smi's are added and deleted.