diff --git a/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xx.h b/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xx.h
index 7cc1896938b60b13992d6e5982f680a71822eea7..c5d62534e4a4cebb54f85dc400952e56c122bdec 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xx.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/sm7xxfb/sm7xx.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ struct ModeInit {
 /**********************************************************************
 			 SM712 Mode table.
  **********************************************************************/
-struct ModeInit vgamode[] = {
+static struct ModeInit vgamode[] = {
 	{
 	 /*  mode#0: 640 x 480  16Bpp  60Hz */
 	 640, 480, 16, 60,