diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/i8259.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/i8259.c
index c4ef801b765b8004033c83d2f6b1ac94b822fb9f..d73c79e821f172ee3efe48f490e97b947bb8c153 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/i8259.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/i8259.c
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ BUILD_16_IRQS(0xc) BUILD_16_IRQS(0xd) BUILD_16_IRQS(0xe) BUILD_16_IRQS(0xf)
 	IRQ(x,8), IRQ(x,9), IRQ(x,a), IRQ(x,b), \
 	IRQ(x,c), IRQ(x,d), IRQ(x,e), IRQ(x,f)
 
-void (*interrupt[NR_IRQS])(void) = {
+/* for the irq vectors */
+static void (*interrupt[NR_VECTORS - FIRST_EXTERNAL_VECTOR])(void) = {
 					  IRQLIST_16(0x2), IRQLIST_16(0x3),
 	IRQLIST_16(0x4), IRQLIST_16(0x5), IRQLIST_16(0x6), IRQLIST_16(0x7),
 	IRQLIST_16(0x8), IRQLIST_16(0x9), IRQLIST_16(0xa), IRQLIST_16(0xb),