diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c
index 3d151bd1635e..f1a516bc31c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(bna_debugfs_enable, "Enables debugfs feature, default=1,"
 /*
  * Global variables
  */
-u32 bnad_rxqs_per_cq = 2;
+static u32 bnad_rxqs_per_cq = 2;
 static u32 bna_id;
 static struct mutex bnad_list_mutex;
 static LIST_HEAD(bnad_list);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.h
index f7e033f8a00e..4137aaad3ab1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/brocade/bna/bnad.h
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ struct bnad_drvinfo {
  * EXTERN VARIABLES
  */
 extern const struct firmware *bfi_fw;
-extern u32		bnad_rxqs_per_cq;
 
 /*
  * EXTERN PROTOTYPES