diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode_amd.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode_amd.h
index adfc847a395e..15eb75484cc0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode_amd.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/microcode_amd.h
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ extern int apply_microcode_amd(int cpu);
 extern enum ucode_state load_microcode_amd(int cpu, u8 family, const u8 *data, size_t size);
 
 #define PATCH_MAX_SIZE PAGE_SIZE
-extern u8 amd_ucode_patch[PATCH_MAX_SIZE];
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MICROCODE_AMD
 extern void __init load_ucode_amd_bsp(unsigned int family);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
index b1d1e345f5f5..27a0228c9cae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/amd.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static u8 *container;
 static size_t container_size;
 
 static u32 ucode_new_rev;
-u8 amd_ucode_patch[PATCH_MAX_SIZE];
+static u8 amd_ucode_patch[PATCH_MAX_SIZE];
 static u16 this_equiv_id;
 
 static struct cpio_data ucode_cpio;