diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib.h b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib.h
index b709ebd1fb2e..46072455130c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib.h
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib.h
@@ -472,8 +472,6 @@ enum qib_sdma_events {
 	qib_sdma_event_e90_timer_tick,
 };
 
-extern char *qib_sdma_state_names[];
-
 struct sdma_set_state_action {
 	unsigned op_enable:1;
 	unsigned op_intenable:1;
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7322.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7322.c
index 6265dac415fc..8414ae44a518 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7322.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_iba7322.c
@@ -463,6 +463,16 @@ static u8 ib_rate_to_delay[IB_RATE_120_GBPS + 1] = {
 	[IB_RATE_40_GBPS] = 1
 };
 
+static const char * const qib_sdma_state_names[] = {
+	[qib_sdma_state_s00_hw_down]          = "s00_HwDown",
+	[qib_sdma_state_s10_hw_start_up_wait] = "s10_HwStartUpWait",
+	[qib_sdma_state_s20_idle]             = "s20_Idle",
+	[qib_sdma_state_s30_sw_clean_up_wait] = "s30_SwCleanUpWait",
+	[qib_sdma_state_s40_hw_clean_up_wait] = "s40_HwCleanUpWait",
+	[qib_sdma_state_s50_hw_halt_wait]     = "s50_HwHaltWait",
+	[qib_sdma_state_s99_running]          = "s99_Running",
+};
+
 #define IBA7322_LINKSPEED_SHIFT SYM_LSB(IBCStatusA_0, LinkSpeedActive)
 #define IBA7322_LINKWIDTH_SHIFT SYM_LSB(IBCStatusA_0, LinkWidthActive)
 
diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_sdma.c b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_sdma.c
index 1f2d7a054d90..d0723d4aef5c 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_sdma.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/hw/qib/qib_sdma.c
@@ -54,16 +54,6 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(sdma_descq_cnt, "Number of SDMA descq entries");
 #define SDMA_DESC_COUNT_LSB     16
 #define SDMA_DESC_GEN_LSB       30
 
-char *qib_sdma_state_names[] = {
-	[qib_sdma_state_s00_hw_down]          = "s00_HwDown",
-	[qib_sdma_state_s10_hw_start_up_wait] = "s10_HwStartUpWait",
-	[qib_sdma_state_s20_idle]             = "s20_Idle",
-	[qib_sdma_state_s30_sw_clean_up_wait] = "s30_SwCleanUpWait",
-	[qib_sdma_state_s40_hw_clean_up_wait] = "s40_HwCleanUpWait",
-	[qib_sdma_state_s50_hw_halt_wait]     = "s50_HwHaltWait",
-	[qib_sdma_state_s99_running]          = "s99_Running",
-};
-
 /* declare all statics here rather than keep sorting */
 static int alloc_sdma(struct qib_pportdata *);
 static void sdma_complete(struct kref *);