diff --git a/net/sched/act_simple.c b/net/sched/act_simple.c
index 8c1ab8ad8fa6..901571a67707 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_simple.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_simple.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static struct tcf_common *tcf_simp_ht[SIMP_TAB_MASK + 1];
 static u32 simp_idx_gen;
 static DEFINE_RWLOCK(simp_lock);
 
-struct tcf_hashinfo simp_hash_info = {
+static struct tcf_hashinfo simp_hash_info = {
 	.htab	=	tcf_simp_ht,
 	.hmask	=	SIMP_TAB_MASK,
 	.lock	=	&simp_lock,