diff --git a/net/dsa/dsa.c b/net/dsa/dsa.c
index 484f695351a7..61f145c44555 100644
--- a/net/dsa/dsa.c
+++ b/net/dsa/dsa.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static int dsa_switch_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	return dst->ops->rcv(skb, dev, pt, orig_dev);
 }
 
-struct packet_type dsa_pack_type __read_mostly = {
+static struct packet_type dsa_pack_type __read_mostly = {
 	.type	= cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_XDSA),
 	.func	= dsa_switch_rcv,
 };