diff --git a/drivers/power/reset/vexpress-poweroff.c b/drivers/power/reset/vexpress-poweroff.c
index 6a9bf7089373..102f95a09460 100644
--- a/drivers/power/reset/vexpress-poweroff.c
+++ b/drivers/power/reset/vexpress-poweroff.c
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ static ssize_t vexpress_reset_active_store(struct device *dev,
 	return err ? err : count;
 }
 
-DEVICE_ATTR(active, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, vexpress_reset_active_show,
-		vexpress_reset_active_store);
+static DEVICE_ATTR(active, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, vexpress_reset_active_show,
+		   vexpress_reset_active_store);
 
 
 enum vexpress_reset_func { FUNC_RESET, FUNC_SHUTDOWN, FUNC_REBOOT };