diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.c b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
index 65ae4fc28ede49a7354a18c6928141a09d5acbfc..3d77f29703491abd2a0256323778fe3b5daa1bfe 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.c
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.c
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
 #include "super.h"
 #include "glops.h"
 
+static const struct inode_operations gfs2_file_iops;
+static const struct inode_operations gfs2_dir_iops;
+static const struct inode_operations gfs2_symlink_iops;
+
 static int iget_test(struct inode *inode, void *opaque)
 {
 	u64 no_addr = *(u64 *)opaque;
@@ -2136,7 +2140,7 @@ static int gfs2_update_time(struct inode *inode, struct timespec64 *time,
 	return generic_update_time(inode, time, flags);
 }
 
-const struct inode_operations gfs2_file_iops = {
+static const struct inode_operations gfs2_file_iops = {
 	.permission = gfs2_permission,
 	.setattr = gfs2_setattr,
 	.getattr = gfs2_getattr,
@@ -2147,7 +2151,7 @@ const struct inode_operations gfs2_file_iops = {
 	.update_time = gfs2_update_time,
 };
 
-const struct inode_operations gfs2_dir_iops = {
+static const struct inode_operations gfs2_dir_iops = {
 	.create = gfs2_create,
 	.lookup = gfs2_lookup,
 	.link = gfs2_link,
@@ -2168,7 +2172,7 @@ const struct inode_operations gfs2_dir_iops = {
 	.atomic_open = gfs2_atomic_open,
 };
 
-const struct inode_operations gfs2_symlink_iops = {
+static const struct inode_operations gfs2_symlink_iops = {
 	.get_link = gfs2_get_link,
 	.permission = gfs2_permission,
 	.setattr = gfs2_setattr,
diff --git a/fs/gfs2/inode.h b/fs/gfs2/inode.h
index b52ecf4ffe6341df042078587a8b6f61fb5168ca..8073b8d2c7faef4d024bc16736b0fbe1cfe3e40f 100644
--- a/fs/gfs2/inode.h
+++ b/fs/gfs2/inode.h
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ extern int gfs2_open_common(struct inode *inode, struct file *file);
 extern loff_t gfs2_seek_data(struct file *file, loff_t offset);
 extern loff_t gfs2_seek_hole(struct file *file, loff_t offset);
 
-extern const struct inode_operations gfs2_file_iops;
-extern const struct inode_operations gfs2_dir_iops;
-extern const struct inode_operations gfs2_symlink_iops;
 extern const struct file_operations gfs2_file_fops_nolock;
 extern const struct file_operations gfs2_dir_fops_nolock;