diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 0170842a657bfcaa38d65ade62c86d3a4f62b289..3dbb74ebafa046e8e34d696e1b0463dbb4630082 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ static u8 mode_11i;
 u8 auth_type;
 u32 join_req_size;
 static u32 info_element_size;
-struct host_if_drv *join_req_drv;
+static struct host_if_drv *join_req_drv;
 #define REAL_JOIN_REQ 0
 #define FLUSHED_JOIN_REQ 1
 #define FLUSHED_BYTE_POS 79