diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
index 59dee10bebcbd96f701c572e9a9d8331add13694..44d77807a69d72a761b2f416321b2974ce331d9f 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ struct rxe_dev *get_rxe_by_name(const char *name)
 }
 
 
-struct rxe_recv_sockets recv_sockets;
+static struct rxe_recv_sockets recv_sockets;
 
 struct device *rxe_dma_device(struct rxe_dev *rxe)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.h b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.h
index 1c06b3bfe1b6837ab79b406e36654b857605894f..728d8c71b36a50a63ff5f5aa904773f32f9a77e4 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_net.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ struct rxe_recv_sockets {
 	struct socket *sk6;
 };
 
-extern struct rxe_recv_sockets recv_sockets;
 extern struct notifier_block rxe_net_notifier;
 void rxe_release_udp_tunnel(struct socket *sk);