diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 8fbfda94a67b..403c9bd90413 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ int __read_mostly watchdog_user_enabled = 1;
 int __read_mostly nmi_watchdog_user_enabled = NMI_WATCHDOG_DEFAULT;
 int __read_mostly soft_watchdog_user_enabled = 1;
 int __read_mostly watchdog_thresh = 10;
-int __read_mostly nmi_watchdog_available;
+static int __read_mostly nmi_watchdog_available;
 
-struct cpumask watchdog_allowed_mask __read_mostly;
+static struct cpumask watchdog_allowed_mask __read_mostly;
 
 struct cpumask watchdog_cpumask __read_mostly;
 unsigned long *watchdog_cpumask_bits = cpumask_bits(&watchdog_cpumask);
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 0414a0d52262..5dde107083c6 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -2184,9 +2184,10 @@ static void cleanup(struct objtool_file *file)
 	elf_close(file->elf);
 }
 
+static struct objtool_file file;
+
 int check(const char *_objname, bool orc)
 {
-	struct objtool_file file;
 	int ret, warnings = 0;
 
 	objname = _objname;