diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_module.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_module.c
index d7f92fe9d9045a6018c94f948d756c2baa674c7c..66fc6395eb5496efc244394b29b43dbd236486d2 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_module.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/ttm/ttm_module.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include <drm/drm_sysfs.h>
 
 static DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(exit_q);
-atomic_t device_released;
+static atomic_t device_released;
 
 static struct device_type ttm_drm_class_type = {
 	.name = "ttm",