diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/binder.c b/drivers/staging/android/binder.c
index c6dc58eee400..99010d4b3044 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/binder.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/binder.c
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ struct binder_transaction_log {
 	int full;
 	struct binder_transaction_log_entry entry[32];
 };
-struct binder_transaction_log binder_transaction_log;
-struct binder_transaction_log binder_transaction_log_failed;
+static struct binder_transaction_log binder_transaction_log;
+static struct binder_transaction_log binder_transaction_log_failed;
 
 static struct binder_transaction_log_entry *binder_transaction_log_add(
 	struct binder_transaction_log *log)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_aac.c b/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_aac.c
index 1c20f28e7bf0..ad2390f32a4f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_aac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_aac.c
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ static int audio_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct audio the_aac_audio;
+static struct audio the_aac_audio;
 
 static int audio_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_in.c b/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_in.c
index 6df70d812f04..3d950a245895 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_in.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_in.c
@@ -785,7 +785,7 @@ static int audio_in_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct audio_in the_audio_in;
+static struct audio_in the_audio_in;
 
 static int audio_in_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_mp3.c b/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_mp3.c
index 72b8d70d716e..b95574f699ff 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_mp3.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_mp3.c
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ static int audio_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct audio the_mp3_audio;
+static struct audio the_mp3_audio;
 
 static int audio_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_out.c b/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_out.c
index 5a76ecca2fad..d1adcf65f2bd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_out.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dream/qdsp5/audio_out.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ static int audio_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct audio the_audio;
+static struct audio the_audio;
 
 static int audio_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/dream/smd/smd_rpcrouter.c b/drivers/staging/dream/smd/smd_rpcrouter.c
index 56557b894db2..d4a4a887e428 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dream/smd/smd_rpcrouter.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dream/smd/smd_rpcrouter.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ struct rr_context {
 	uint32_t count; /* bytes needed in this state */
 };
 
-struct rr_context the_rr_context;
+static struct rr_context the_rr_context;
 
 static struct platform_device rpcrouter_pdev = {
 	.name		= "oncrpc_router",
diff --git a/drivers/staging/otus/80211core/performance.c b/drivers/staging/otus/80211core/performance.c
index 51b42d54f653..4c10e1d7afd6 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/otus/80211core/performance.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/otus/80211core/performance.c
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 #ifdef ZM_ENABLE_PERFORMANCE_EVALUATION
 
 #define ZM_TP_SIZE 50
-struct zsSummary zm_summary;
-struct zsVariation zm_var;
-struct zsThroughput zm_tp;
+static struct zsSummary zm_summary;
+static struct zsVariation zm_var;
+static struct zsThroughput zm_tp;
 
 void zfiPerformanceInit(zdev_t* dev)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/otus/hal/hpmain.c b/drivers/staging/otus/hal/hpmain.c
index 322585be2c88..94f9cbbbdefc 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/otus/hal/hpmain.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/otus/hal/hpmain.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ u32_t zfHpEchoCommand(zdev_t* dev, u32_t value);
 
 
 #define zm_hp_priv(x) (((struct zsHpPriv*)wd->hpPrivate)->x)
-struct zsHpPriv zgHpPriv;
+static struct zsHpPriv zgHpPriv;
 
 #define ZM_FIRMWARE_WLAN_ADDR           0x200000
 #define ZM_FIRMWARE_SPI_ADDR      0x114000