diff --git a/arch/arm/xen/enlighten.c b/arch/arm/xen/enlighten.c
index dd6804a64f1a..fd4e1ce1daf9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/xen/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/arm/xen/enlighten.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 
-struct start_info _xen_start_info;
+static struct start_info _xen_start_info;
 struct start_info *xen_start_info = &_xen_start_info;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(xen_start_info);