diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-cpuimx35.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-cpuimx35.c
index 8ecc872b2547f57e01298dc9b19bca2e2d2ee90d..c515f8ede1a145a68a0345ae2d503e02949a9d14 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-cpuimx35.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-cpuimx35.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static void __init eukrea_cpuimx35_timer_init(void)
 	mx35_clocks_init();
 }
 
-struct sys_timer eukrea_cpuimx35_timer = {
+static struct sys_timer eukrea_cpuimx35_timer = {
 	.init	= eukrea_cpuimx35_timer_init,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx1ads.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx1ads.c
index 97046088ff1a81c21ef3061b27d859537b0a19fe..7274e7928136a67d366175329830d4146fb7d08b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx1ads.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx1ads.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ static void __init mx1ads_timer_init(void)
 	mx1_clocks_init(32000);
 }
 
-struct sys_timer mx1ads_timer = {
+static struct sys_timer mx1ads_timer = {
 	.init	= mx1ads_timer_init,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx31lite.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx31lite.c
index 0abef5f13df5089798401a91c1d4b3d0b8696844..686c605879800614656aeeac2d60515a4c2d3536 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx31lite.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx31lite.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static void __init mx31lite_timer_init(void)
 	mx31_clocks_init(26000000);
 }
 
-struct sys_timer mx31lite_timer = {
+static struct sys_timer mx31lite_timer = {
 	.init	= mx31lite_timer_init,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx31moboard.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx31moboard.c
index f17a15f28316519a1dd01f793742ca1293286df2..1dfe3c7a7be16da73314f96d4b9580aac7f7217b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx31moboard.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx31moboard.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ static void __init mx31moboard_timer_init(void)
 	mx31_clocks_init(26000000);
 }
 
-struct sys_timer mx31moboard_timer = {
+static struct sys_timer mx31moboard_timer = {
 	.init	= mx31moboard_timer_init,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx35_3ds.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx35_3ds.c
index 6ae51c6b95b7c02992d27d6f053b9fb289a92b36..c433187988a2372cd56535db8ef0858788d37fb4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx35_3ds.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-mx35_3ds.c
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ static void __init mx35pdk_timer_init(void)
 	mx35_clocks_init();
 }
 
-struct sys_timer mx35pdk_timer = {
+static struct sys_timer mx35pdk_timer = {
 	.init	= mx35pdk_timer_init,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm037.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm037.c
index 5fddf94cc969f29edc0f824437ec19320efcc5d6..10c9795934a3c87673b9c3434dec4d4de40bc3d9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm037.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm037.c
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ static void __init pcm037_timer_init(void)
 	mx31_clocks_init(26000000);
 }
 
-struct sys_timer pcm037_timer = {
+static struct sys_timer pcm037_timer = {
 	.init	= pcm037_timer_init,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm043.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm043.c
index 237474fcca23eb352bacc211d1173fd7f21d0ac7..73585f55cca0c6b804351064511a69b678fc1a63 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm043.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-pcm043.c
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ static void __init pcm043_timer_init(void)
 	mx35_clocks_init();
 }
 
-struct sys_timer pcm043_timer = {
+static struct sys_timer pcm043_timer = {
 	.init	= pcm043_timer_init,
 };
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vpr200.c b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vpr200.c
index 033257e553ef7177dae5672f40e3d842d26b7d51..add8c69c6c1ade1e8c020d03166d25365cf7e532 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vpr200.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mach-vpr200.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static void __init vpr200_timer_init(void)
 	mx35_clocks_init();
 }
 
-struct sys_timer vpr200_timer = {
+static struct sys_timer vpr200_timer = {
 	.init	= vpr200_timer_init,
 };