diff --git a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_net.c b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_net.c
index c10b6981fdabfd586cd2e1b3fae5886615677cc5..f0482427186b43206390f828045e117078ad02b4 100644
--- a/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_net.c
+++ b/drivers/vdpa/vdpa_sim/vdpa_sim_net.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static char *macaddr;
 module_param(macaddr, charp, 0);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(macaddr, "Ethernet MAC address");
 
-u8 macaddr_buf[ETH_ALEN];
+static u8 macaddr_buf[ETH_ALEN];
 
 static struct vdpasim *vdpasim_net_dev;