diff --git a/drivers/gpio/gpio-msm-v2.c b/drivers/gpio/gpio-msm-v2.c
index f4491a4..27fe8b1 100644
--- a/drivers/gpio/gpio-msm-v2.c
+++ b/drivers/gpio/gpio-msm-v2.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 	void __iomem *msm_tlmm_base;
 };
 
-struct msm_gpio_dev msm_gpio;
+static struct msm_gpio_dev msm_gpio;
 
 #define GPIO_INTR_CFG_SU(gpio)    (msm_gpio.msm_tlmm_base + 0x0400 + \
 								(0x04 * (gpio)))