diff --git a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
index 76007deed31fe4455d80956f5debf82faa8baf96..30fa5db9aea8175af42ff4c2eb8a1134b33c132f 100644
--- a/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
+++ b/fs/xfs/xfs_buf_item.c
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ xfs_buf_item_unpin(
  * buffer being bad..
  */
 
-DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(xfs_buf_write_fail_rl_state, 30 * HZ, 10);
+static DEFINE_RATELIMIT_STATE(xfs_buf_write_fail_rl_state, 30 * HZ, 10);
 
 STATIC uint
 xfs_buf_item_push(