diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
index bdfb9be1ec759973eb258f6ea24225895cd7a8c1..9cd211ea471968cab8a5b95b894a7c06c44cd1f3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_debug.c
@@ -3246,7 +3246,7 @@ static struct attribute *sdebug_drv_attrs[] = {
 };
 ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(sdebug_drv);
 
-struct device *pseudo_primary;
+static struct device *pseudo_primary;
 
 static int __init scsi_debug_init(void)
 {