diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c
index 63e5e14174ee4bef2566384e6a95a997d0cb6945..c45757af9ade9b88ade0e427d8dbae231821fe5d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ethoc.c
@@ -995,7 +995,7 @@ static int ethoc_set_ringparam(struct net_device *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct ethtool_ops ethoc_ethtool_ops = {
+static const struct ethtool_ops ethoc_ethtool_ops = {
 	.get_regs_len = ethoc_get_regs_len,
 	.get_regs = ethoc_get_regs,
 	.nway_reset = phy_ethtool_nway_reset,