diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-icu.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-icu.c
index 547045d89c4b..91adf771f185 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-icu.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-mvebu-icu.c
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct mvebu_icu_irq_data {
 	unsigned int type;
 };
 
-DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(legacy_bindings);
+static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(legacy_bindings);
 
 static void mvebu_icu_init(struct mvebu_icu *icu,
 			   struct mvebu_icu_msi_data *msi_data,