diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index eefb11087f6f..c389b166abff 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 8736595bb2b0ce6188ca31308c40921f3f02f35b
+refs/heads/master: 1ea6428cbdbb0fd1a6e7e8c3044253eab9aff4c7
diff --git a/trunk/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c b/trunk/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c
index 38fa1a194bf4..b6ac55162b9a 100644
--- a/trunk/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c
+++ b/trunk/arch/mips/kernel/i8253.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static int pit_next_event(unsigned long delta, struct clock_event_device *evt)
  * registered. This mechanism replaces the previous #ifdef LOCAL_APIC -
  * !using_apic_timer decisions in do_timer_interrupt_hook()
  */
-struct clock_event_device pit_clockevent = {
+static struct clock_event_device pit_clockevent = {
 	.name		= "pit",
 	.features	= CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_PERIODIC | CLOCK_EVT_FEAT_ONESHOT,
 	.set_mode	= init_pit_timer,