diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_ks8695.c b/drivers/serial/serial_ks8695.c
index 698763b28dddb10c56bae0cdfd540d2555f4d929..8721afe1ae4fa2906666e3857840fdb3709eabd7 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_ks8695.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_ks8695.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ static int __init ks8695_console_setup(struct console *co, char *options)
 	return uart_set_options(port, co, baud, parity, bits, flow);
 }
 
-extern struct uart_driver ks8695_reg;
+static struct uart_driver ks8695_reg;
 
 static struct console ks8695_console = {
 	.name		= SERIAL_KS8695_DEVNAME,