diff --git a/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c b/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c
index fe01ef88ddfb..56665e879e5a 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/goldfish/goldfish_pipe.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ struct goldfish_pipe_dev {
 	unsigned char __iomem *base;
 };
 
-struct goldfish_pipe_dev goldfish_pipe_dev;
+static struct goldfish_pipe_dev goldfish_pipe_dev;
 
 static int goldfish_pipe_cmd_locked(struct goldfish_pipe *pipe,
 				    enum PipeCmdCode cmd)