diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/meminit.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/meminit.h
index 2738f62b5f98..f1d5bf2ba847 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/meminit.h
+++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/meminit.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ struct rsvd_region {
 };
 
 extern struct rsvd_region rsvd_region[IA64_MAX_RSVD_REGIONS + 1];
-extern int num_rsvd_regions;
 
 extern void find_memory (void);
 extern void reserve_memory (void);
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
index 5e6ee8939092..31fb84de2d21 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ unsigned long ia64_cache_stride_shift = ~0;
  * We use a special marker for the end of memory and it uses the extra (+1) slot
  */
 struct rsvd_region rsvd_region[IA64_MAX_RSVD_REGIONS + 1] __initdata;
-int num_rsvd_regions __initdata;
+static int num_rsvd_regions __initdata;
 
 
 /*