diff --git a/kernel/scftorture.c b/kernel/scftorture.c
index c20c6eb8389d..44e83a646264 100644
--- a/kernel/scftorture.c
+++ b/kernel/scftorture.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ torture_param(int, weight_many_wait, -1, "Testing weight for multi-CPU operation
 torture_param(int, weight_all, -1, "Testing weight for all-CPU no-wait operations.");
 torture_param(int, weight_all_wait, -1, "Testing weight for all-CPU operations.");
 
-char *torture_type = "";
+static char *torture_type = "";
 
 #ifdef MODULE
 # define SCFTORT_SHUTDOWN 0