diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
index 821f8d835f7ad..b7df32a56e7ed 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
@@ -1036,7 +1036,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations nat_net_ops = {
 	.size = sizeof(struct nat_net),
 };
 
-struct nf_nat_hook nat_hook = {
+static struct nf_nat_hook nat_hook = {
 	.parse_nat_setup	= nfnetlink_parse_nat_setup,
 #ifdef CONFIG_XFRM
 	.decode_session		= __nf_nat_decode_session,