diff --git a/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c b/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c
index 2de1e603bd2b1d60afdf4261ce6b8c265c630d01..8a4b088c52a7568d0599fadb14f9d50f4c5cd47c 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ struct goldfish_pipe_dev {
 	unsigned char __iomem *base;
 };
 
-struct goldfish_pipe_dev pipe_dev[1] = {};
+static struct goldfish_pipe_dev pipe_dev[1] = {};
 
 static int goldfish_cmd_locked(struct goldfish_pipe *pipe, enum PipeCmdCode cmd)
 {