diff --git a/arch/arm/crypto/aes-ce-glue.c b/arch/arm/crypto/aes-ce-glue.c
index 4a507c6a9d82..8857531915bf 100644
--- a/arch/arm/crypto/aes-ce-glue.c
+++ b/arch/arm/crypto/aes-ce-glue.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ static struct skcipher_alg aes_algs[] = { {
 	.decrypt	= xts_decrypt,
 } };
 
-struct simd_skcipher_alg *aes_simd_algs[ARRAY_SIZE(aes_algs)];
+static struct simd_skcipher_alg *aes_simd_algs[ARRAY_SIZE(aes_algs)];
 
 static void aes_exit(void)
 {