diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
index 118a3b3b3f9a..877dbedc3118 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-broadcast.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
  * timer stops in C3 state.
  */
 
-struct tick_device tick_broadcast_device;
+static struct tick_device tick_broadcast_device;
 /* FIXME: Use cpumask_var_t. */
 static DECLARE_BITMAP(tick_broadcast_mask, NR_CPUS);
 static DECLARE_BITMAP(tmpmask, NR_CPUS);