diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index 8fbfda94a67b..403c9bd90413 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ int __read_mostly watchdog_user_enabled = 1;
 int __read_mostly nmi_watchdog_user_enabled = NMI_WATCHDOG_DEFAULT;
 int __read_mostly soft_watchdog_user_enabled = 1;
 int __read_mostly watchdog_thresh = 10;
-int __read_mostly nmi_watchdog_available;
+static int __read_mostly nmi_watchdog_available;
 
-struct cpumask watchdog_allowed_mask __read_mostly;
+static struct cpumask watchdog_allowed_mask __read_mostly;
 
 struct cpumask watchdog_cpumask __read_mostly;
 unsigned long *watchdog_cpumask_bits = cpumask_bits(&watchdog_cpumask);