diff --git a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_spapr_tce.c b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_spapr_tce.c
index 8dbb270998f47..6b64e45a52691 100644
--- a/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_spapr_tce.c
+++ b/drivers/vfio/vfio_iommu_spapr_tce.c
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ static void tce_iommu_detach_group(void *iommu_data,
 	mutex_unlock(&container->lock);
 }
 
-const struct vfio_iommu_driver_ops tce_iommu_driver_ops = {
+static const struct vfio_iommu_driver_ops tce_iommu_driver_ops = {
 	.name		= "iommu-vfio-powerpc",
 	.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
 	.open		= tce_iommu_open,