diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/debugfs.c b/drivers/nvme/target/debugfs.c
index cb2befc8619ed..220c7391fc19a 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/target/debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/nvme/target/debugfs.c
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 #include "nvmet.h"
 #include "debugfs.h"
 
-struct dentry *nvmet_debugfs;
+static struct dentry *nvmet_debugfs;
 
 #define NVMET_DEBUGFS_ATTR(field) \
 	static int field##_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file) \