diff --git a/drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic.c b/drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic.c
index 804099c2d7fa..65f70a4da8c0 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/pvpanic/pvpanic.c
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ MODULE_AUTHOR("Mihai Carabas <mihai.carabas@oracle.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("pvpanic device driver ");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
-struct list_head pvpanic_list;
-spinlock_t pvpanic_lock;
+static struct list_head pvpanic_list;
+static spinlock_t pvpanic_lock;
 
 static void
 pvpanic_send_event(unsigned int event)