diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/mma7660.c b/drivers/iio/accel/mma7660.c
index 03beadf14ad31bb29d106c09e412a6e706cbadc4..3a40774cca749d94d6ea653d96b1075c4ade2401 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/mma7660.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/mma7660.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 #define MMA7660_SCALE_AVAIL	"0.467142857"
 
-const int mma7660_nscale = 467142857;
+static const int mma7660_nscale = 467142857;
 
 #define MMA7660_CHANNEL(reg, axis) {	\
 	.type = IIO_ACCEL,	\