diff --git a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap.h b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap.h
index dfda1008532f..da77e3ee6230 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap.h
@@ -692,7 +692,6 @@ extern struct usb_driver easycap_usb_driver;
 extern struct easycap_dongle easycapdc60_dongle[];
 #ifdef CONFIG_EASYCAP_OSS
 extern struct usb_class_driver easyoss_class;
-extern const struct file_operations easyoss_fops;
 #endif /* !CONFIG_EASYCAP_OSS */
 
 #endif /* !__EASYCAP_H__  */
diff --git a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_sound_oss.c b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_sound_oss.c
index 7acdd8ff72e4..ab1b3ccf4147 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_sound_oss.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/easycap/easycap_sound_oss.c
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ return 0;
 }
 /*****************************************************************************/
 
-const struct file_operations easyoss_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations easyoss_fops = {
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= easyoss_open,
 	.release	= easyoss_release,