diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/vmi.c b/arch/i386/kernel/vmi.c
index 697a70e8c0c9b381ffb753429916f0c5cbb4a006..440422482c6deba53e03c592c6495b141dff2e90 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/vmi.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/vmi.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static int disable_noidle;
 static int disable_vmi_timer;
 
 /* Cached VMI operations */
-struct {
+static struct {
 	void (*cpuid)(void /* non-c */);
 	void (*_set_ldt)(u32 selector);
 	void (*set_tr)(u32 selector);