diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/umip.c b/arch/x86/kernel/umip.c
index 4d732a444711fe3ab3abcc6ed01f926918b5a6ff..8d5cbe1bbb3bc0dc674ad868dea0623fe5ae55a8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/umip.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/umip.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 #define	UMIP_INST_SLDT  3       /* 0F 00 /0 */
 #define	UMIP_INST_STR   4       /* 0F 00 /1 */
 
-const char * const umip_insns[5] = {
+static const char * const umip_insns[5] = {
 	[UMIP_INST_SGDT] = "SGDT",
 	[UMIP_INST_SIDT] = "SIDT",
 	[UMIP_INST_SMSW] = "SMSW",