diff --git a/drivers/misc/cxl/flash.c b/drivers/misc/cxl/flash.c
index 68dd0b7da4715389b92b57d36882fbf9d1eea85e..c63d61e17d565cbecef9dba8c5ad9e9e434e37f2 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/cxl/flash.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/cxl/flash.c
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ struct ai_header {
 };
 
 static struct semaphore sem;
-unsigned long *buffer[CXL_AI_MAX_ENTRIES];
-struct sg_list *le;
+static unsigned long *buffer[CXL_AI_MAX_ENTRIES];
+static struct sg_list *le;
 static u64 continue_token;
 static unsigned int transfer;