diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
index 02e2f38c9c8505121edda2f0e3c46007c887dc8d..399eef4e966a3163c594ce544a68710551ddfb42 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/rc-main.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 /* Bitmap to store allocated device numbers from 0 to IRRCV_NUM_DEVICES - 1 */
 #define IRRCV_NUM_DEVICES      256
-DECLARE_BITMAP(ir_core_dev_number, IRRCV_NUM_DEVICES);
+static DECLARE_BITMAP(ir_core_dev_number, IRRCV_NUM_DEVICES);
 
 /* Sizes are in bytes, 256 bytes allows for 32 entries on x64 */
 #define IR_TAB_MIN_SIZE	256