diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
index 82fb2809ce32..5b711a534495 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_core.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 #define MICROCODE_VERSION 	"2.00"
 
-struct microcode_ops *microcode_ops;
+static struct microcode_ops *microcode_ops;
 
 /* no concurrent ->write()s are allowed on /dev/cpu/microcode */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(microcode_mutex);
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ MODULE_ALIAS_MISCDEV(MICROCODE_MINOR);
 #endif
 
 /* fake device for request_firmware */
-struct platform_device *microcode_pdev;
+static struct platform_device *microcode_pdev;
 
 static ssize_t reload_store(struct sys_device *dev,
 			    struct sysdev_attribute *attr,
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static int microcode_resume_cpu(int cpu)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void microcode_update_cpu(int cpu)
+static void microcode_update_cpu(int cpu)
 {
 	struct ucode_cpu_info *uci = ucode_cpu_info + cpu;
 	int err = 0;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_intel.c
index 622dc4a21784..c34c820ee486 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/microcode_intel.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ static void microcode_fini_cpu(int cpu)
 	uci->mc = NULL;
 }
 
-struct microcode_ops microcode_intel_ops = {
+static struct microcode_ops microcode_intel_ops = {
 	.request_microcode_user		  = request_microcode_user,
 	.request_microcode_fw             = request_microcode_fw,
 	.collect_cpu_info                 = collect_cpu_info,