diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
index 4ab0bd34d397..160abd3b3af8 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/toshiba_acpi.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("John Belmonte");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Toshiba Laptop ACPI Extras Driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
-int turn_on_panel_on_resume = -1;
+static int turn_on_panel_on_resume = -1;
 module_param(turn_on_panel_on_resume, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(turn_on_panel_on_resume,
 	"Call HCI_PANEL_POWER_ON on resume (-1 = auto, 0 = no, 1 = yes");