diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_hw_counters.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_hw_counters.c
index 7ef90aad7dfd..6aeb7a165e46 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_hw_counters.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_hw_counters.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #include "rxe.h"
 #include "rxe_hw_counters.h"
 
-const char * const rxe_counter_name[] = {
+static const char * const rxe_counter_name[] = {
 	[RXE_CNT_SENT_PKTS]           =  "sent_pkts",
 	[RXE_CNT_RCVD_PKTS]           =  "rcvd_pkts",
 	[RXE_CNT_DUP_REQ]             =  "duplicate_request",