diff --git a/include/rv/da_monitor.h b/include/rv/da_monitor.h
index 9eb75683e012..9705b2a98e49 100644
--- a/include/rv/da_monitor.h
+++ b/include/rv/da_monitor.h
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static inline void da_monitor_destroy_##name(void)						\
 /*												\
  * per-cpu monitor variables									\
  */												\
-DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct da_monitor, da_mon_##name);						\
+static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct da_monitor, da_mon_##name);					\
 												\
 /*												\
  * da_get_monitor_##name - return current CPU monitor address					\