diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/tau_6xx.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/tau_6xx.c
index b9a047d92ec0..8e83d19fe8fa 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/tau_6xx.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/tau_6xx.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ static void tau_work_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	queue_work(tau_workq, work);
 }
 
-DECLARE_WORK(tau_work, tau_work_func);
+static DECLARE_WORK(tau_work, tau_work_func);
 
 /*
  * setup the TAU