diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/classmate-laptop.c b/drivers/platform/x86/classmate-laptop.c
index 73ea76e6f21eeb53ed0f3701dc2f069dfd0cd0de..341cbfef93eee6d4e973be27ca989c279f8d9b4a 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/classmate-laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/classmate-laptop.c
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ static ssize_t cmpc_accel_sensitivity_store(struct device *dev,
 	return strnlen(buf, count);
 }
 
-struct device_attribute cmpc_accel_sensitivity_attr = {
+static struct device_attribute cmpc_accel_sensitivity_attr = {
 	.attr = { .name = "sensitivity", .mode = 0660 },
 	.show = cmpc_accel_sensitivity_show,
 	.store = cmpc_accel_sensitivity_store