diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mgc/mgc_request.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mgc/mgc_request.c
index 9e36642b6ad2..3e9cca026306 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mgc/mgc_request.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/mgc/mgc_request.c
@@ -1692,7 +1692,7 @@ static int mgc_process_config(struct obd_device *obd, u32 len, void *buf)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-struct obd_ops mgc_obd_ops = {
+static struct obd_ops mgc_obd_ops = {
 	.o_owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	.o_setup	= mgc_setup,
 	.o_precleanup   = mgc_precleanup,