diff --git a/security/commoncap.c b/security/commoncap.c
index c477fb673701..afd9679ca866 100644
--- a/security/commoncap.c
+++ b/security/commoncap.c
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ int cap_mmap_file(struct file *file, unsigned long reqprot,
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SECURITY
 
-struct security_hook_list capability_hooks[] __lsm_ro_after_init = {
+static struct security_hook_list capability_hooks[] __lsm_ro_after_init = {
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(capable, cap_capable),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(settime, cap_settime),
 	LSM_HOOK_INIT(ptrace_access_check, cap_ptrace_access_check),