diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
index d3cf05012b46..5a680e1e61f1 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 #define OOPS_PAGE_SIZE 4096
 
-struct mtdoops_context {
+static struct mtdoops_context {
 	int mtd_index;
 	struct work_struct work_erase;
 	struct work_struct work_write;