diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index a47f7d93e32d24d9cc61fdccf60eb9722a7f38b7..ec2897a760045bc7fb255f2faa530ff360b8c035 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -2503,7 +2503,7 @@ static void call_direct_funcs(unsigned long ip, unsigned long pip,
 	arch_ftrace_set_direct_caller(fregs, addr);
 }
 
-struct ftrace_ops direct_ops = {
+static struct ftrace_ops direct_ops = {
 	.func		= call_direct_funcs,
 	.flags		= FTRACE_OPS_FL_DIRECT | FTRACE_OPS_FL_SAVE_REGS
 			  | FTRACE_OPS_FL_PERMANENT,