diff --git a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
index cb85516e1eb3c1164083a20b6bf8c8c825c1adaa..e6b985d04ac9b62e17463e21eae603ae11ac8137 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_msghandler.c
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ static DEFINE_MUTEX(ipmidriver_mutex);
 
 static LIST_HEAD(ipmi_interfaces);
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(ipmi_interfaces_mutex);
-struct srcu_struct ipmi_interfaces_srcu;
+static struct srcu_struct ipmi_interfaces_srcu;
 
 /*
  * List of watchers that want to know when smi's are added and deleted.