diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
index 7259cd0532bc..e9adb3f1961d 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_attr.c
@@ -71,6 +71,23 @@
 #define LPFC_REG_WRITE_KEY_SIZE	4
 #define LPFC_REG_WRITE_KEY	"EMLX"
 
+const char *const trunk_errmsg[] = {	/* map errcode */
+	"",	/* There is no such error code at index 0*/
+	"link negotiated speed does not match existing"
+		" trunk - link was \"low\" speed",
+	"link negotiated speed does not match"
+		" existing trunk - link was \"middle\" speed",
+	"link negotiated speed does not match existing"
+		" trunk - link was \"high\" speed",
+	"Attached to non-trunking port - F_Port",
+	"Attached to non-trunking port - N_Port",
+	"FLOGI response timeout",
+	"non-FLOGI frame received",
+	"Invalid FLOGI response",
+	"Trunking initialization protocol",
+	"Trunk peer device mismatch",
+};
+
 /**
  * lpfc_jedec_to_ascii - Hex to ascii convertor according to JEDEC rules
  * @incr: integer to convert.
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw4.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw4.h
index 3b5988669b54..77f9a55a3f54 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw4.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_hw4.h
@@ -4084,22 +4084,7 @@ struct lpfc_acqe_grp5 {
 	uint32_t trailer;
 };
 
-static char *const trunk_errmsg[] = {	/* map errcode */
-	"",	/* There is no such error code at index 0*/
-	"link negotiated speed does not match existing"
-		" trunk - link was \"low\" speed",
-	"link negotiated speed does not match"
-		" existing trunk - link was \"middle\" speed",
-	"link negotiated speed does not match existing"
-		" trunk - link was \"high\" speed",
-	"Attached to non-trunking port - F_Port",
-	"Attached to non-trunking port - N_Port",
-	"FLOGI response timeout",
-	"non-FLOGI frame received",
-	"Invalid FLOGI response",
-	"Trunking initialization protocol",
-	"Trunk peer device mismatch",
-};
+extern const char *const trunk_errmsg[];
 
 struct lpfc_acqe_fc_la {
 	uint32_t word0;