diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-scu.c b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-scu.c
index 83e69c0f39e6..73bf1d9f9cc6 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-scu.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/freescale/pinctrl-scu.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ struct imx_sc_msg_resp_pad_get {
 	u32 val;
 } __packed;
 
-struct imx_sc_ipc *pinctrl_ipc_handle;
+static struct imx_sc_ipc *pinctrl_ipc_handle;
 
 int imx_pinctrl_sc_ipc_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {