diff --git a/drivers/staging/quickstart/quickstart.c b/drivers/staging/quickstart/quickstart.c
index 6617761f32f5..7b0deb65cf40 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/quickstart/quickstart.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/quickstart/quickstart.c
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static struct quickstart_driver_data {
 	struct quickstart_btn *pressed;
 } quickstart_data;
 
-struct input_dev *quickstart_input;
+static struct input_dev *quickstart_input;
 
 /* Platform driver functions */
 static ssize_t quickstart_buttons_show(struct device *dev,