diff --git a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
index 9d233bbde5e1..a8e89df665b9 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ const struct i2c_algorithm i2c_bit_algo = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(i2c_bit_algo);
 
-const struct i2c_adapter_quirks i2c_bit_quirk_no_clk_stretch = {
+static const struct i2c_adapter_quirks i2c_bit_quirk_no_clk_stretch = {
 	.flags = I2C_AQ_NO_CLK_STRETCH,
 };