diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/jz4740_mmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/jz4740_mmc.c
index bb612fce7ead..4ac87b0797bb 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/jz4740_mmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/jz4740_mmc.c
@@ -1113,8 +1113,8 @@ static int jz4740_mmc_resume(struct device *dev)
 	return pinctrl_select_default_state(dev);
 }
 
-DEFINE_SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(jz4740_mmc_pm_ops, jz4740_mmc_suspend,
-	jz4740_mmc_resume);
+static DEFINE_SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(jz4740_mmc_pm_ops, jz4740_mmc_suspend,
+				jz4740_mmc_resume);
 
 static struct platform_driver jz4740_mmc_driver = {
 	.probe = jz4740_mmc_probe,
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c b/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c
index 98c218bd6669..40b6878bea6c 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/host/mxcmmc.c
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ static int mxcmci_resume(struct device *dev)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-DEFINE_SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(mxcmci_pm_ops, mxcmci_suspend, mxcmci_resume);
+static DEFINE_SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(mxcmci_pm_ops, mxcmci_suspend, mxcmci_resume);
 
 static struct platform_driver mxcmci_driver = {
 	.probe		= mxcmci_probe,
diff --git a/include/linux/pm.h b/include/linux/pm.h
index 02f059d814bb..8e13387e70ec 100644
--- a/include/linux/pm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pm.h
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ struct dev_pm_ops {
  * to RAM and hibernation.
  */
 #define DEFINE_SIMPLE_DEV_PM_OPS(name, suspend_fn, resume_fn) \
-static const struct dev_pm_ops name = { \
+const struct dev_pm_ops name = { \
 	SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(suspend_fn, resume_fn) \
 }