diff --git a/crypto/mcryptd.c b/crypto/mcryptd.c
index dbc20d1f9381..b39fbd530102 100644
--- a/crypto/mcryptd.c
+++ b/crypto/mcryptd.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct mcryptd_flush_list {
 	struct mutex lock;
 };
 
-struct mcryptd_flush_list __percpu *mcryptd_flist;
+static struct mcryptd_flush_list __percpu *mcryptd_flist;
 
 struct hashd_instance_ctx {
 	struct crypto_shash_spawn spawn;