diff --git a/fs/dax.c b/fs/dax.c
index b09817ac6f87..e52e7543c351 100644
--- a/fs/dax.c
+++ b/fs/dax.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #define DAX_WAIT_TABLE_BITS 12
 #define DAX_WAIT_TABLE_ENTRIES (1 << DAX_WAIT_TABLE_BITS)
 
-wait_queue_head_t wait_table[DAX_WAIT_TABLE_ENTRIES];
+static wait_queue_head_t wait_table[DAX_WAIT_TABLE_ENTRIES];
 
 static int __init init_dax_wait_table(void)
 {