diff --git a/arch/mips/pci/pci.c b/arch/mips/pci/pci.c
index d7d6cb063d26..77bd5b68dc43 100644
--- a/arch/mips/pci/pci.c
+++ b/arch/mips/pci/pci.c
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ static int pcibios_enable_resources(struct pci_dev *dev, int mask)
  *  If we set up a device for bus mastering, we need to check the latency
  *  timer as certain crappy BIOSes forget to set it properly.
  */
-unsigned int pcibios_max_latency = 255;
+static unsigned int pcibios_max_latency = 255;
 
 void pcibios_set_master(struct pci_dev *dev)
 {
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/pci.h b/include/asm-mips/pci.h
index d3be83436070..c205875d7f31 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/pci.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/pci.h
@@ -173,6 +173,5 @@ static inline int pci_get_legacy_ide_irq(struct pci_dev *dev, int channel)
 }
 
 extern int pci_probe_only;
-extern unsigned int pcibios_max_latency;
 
 #endif /* _ASM_PCI_H */