diff --git a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
index 4788a89520ddf66e9e18507a6a0bc64ccd2cfd53..6fc379cf12e96d94ce5bbc343b011bcc5d1075a2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
+++ b/drivers/net/dsa/qca8k.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static struct regmap_access_table qca8k_readable_table = {
 	.n_yes_ranges = ARRAY_SIZE(qca8k_readable_ranges),
 };
 
-struct regmap_config qca8k_regmap_config = {
+static struct regmap_config qca8k_regmap_config = {
 	.reg_bits = 16,
 	.val_bits = 32,
 	.reg_stride = 4,