diff --git a/drivers/staging/media/pulse8-cec/pulse8-cec.c b/drivers/staging/media/pulse8-cec/pulse8-cec.c
index 7d6d5ee..94f8590 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/media/pulse8-cec/pulse8-cec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/media/pulse8-cec/pulse8-cec.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
 	return -ENOMSG;
 }
 
-const struct cec_adap_ops pulse8_cec_adap_ops = {
+static const struct cec_adap_ops pulse8_cec_adap_ops = {
 	.adap_enable = pulse8_cec_adap_enable,
 	.adap_log_addr = pulse8_cec_adap_log_addr,
 	.adap_transmit = pulse8_cec_adap_transmit,