diff --git a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
index 24b2b1e32faefc443bf102949a3674689e505b05..e7ee59e655d58a66e53658794e5e0dc2b2042ed3 100644
--- a/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
+++ b/drivers/md/dm-mpath.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ typedef int (*action_fn) (struct pgpath *pgpath);
 
 static struct kmem_cache *_mpio_cache;
 
-struct workqueue_struct *kmultipathd;
+static struct workqueue_struct *kmultipathd;
 static void process_queued_ios(struct work_struct *work);
 static void trigger_event(struct work_struct *work);