diff --git a/drivers/char/hw_random/imx-rngc.c b/drivers/char/hw_random/imx-rngc.c
index eca87249bcff..250123bc4905 100644
--- a/drivers/char/hw_random/imx-rngc.c
+++ b/drivers/char/hw_random/imx-rngc.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused imx_rngc_resume(struct device *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(imx_rngc_pm_ops, imx_rngc_suspend, imx_rngc_resume);
+static SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(imx_rngc_pm_ops, imx_rngc_suspend, imx_rngc_resume);
 
 static const struct of_device_id imx_rngc_dt_ids[] = {
 	{ .compatible = "fsl,imx25-rngb", .data = NULL, },