diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
index b041a877fe232449c52b1cadcbac7728ae129afa..364d0c7952c023d0cc60de6cc8d73460b000fbd1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/davinci_cpdma.c
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ struct cpdma_control_info {
 #define ACCESS_RW	(ACCESS_RO | ACCESS_WO)
 };
 
-struct cpdma_control_info controls[] = {
+static struct cpdma_control_info controls[] = {
 	[CPDMA_CMD_IDLE]	  = {CPDMA_DMACONTROL,	3,  1,      ACCESS_WO},
 	[CPDMA_COPY_ERROR_FRAMES] = {CPDMA_DMACONTROL,	4,  1,      ACCESS_RW},
 	[CPDMA_RX_OFF_LEN_UPDATE] = {CPDMA_DMACONTROL,	2,  1,      ACCESS_RW},