diff --git a/kernel/time/jiffies.c b/kernel/time/jiffies.c
index 6629bf7b5285..25f5b2699d37 100644
--- a/kernel/time/jiffies.c
+++ b/kernel/time/jiffies.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static cycle_t jiffies_read(struct clocksource *cs)
 	return (cycle_t) jiffies;
 }
 
-struct clocksource clocksource_jiffies = {
+static struct clocksource clocksource_jiffies = {
 	.name		= "jiffies",
 	.rating		= 1, /* lowest valid rating*/
 	.read		= jiffies_read,