diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c
index fdf71720e707..61dd4462411c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c
@@ -3959,7 +3959,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops mvneta_netdev_ops = {
 	.ndo_do_ioctl        = mvneta_ioctl,
 };
 
-const struct ethtool_ops mvneta_eth_tool_ops = {
+static const struct ethtool_ops mvneta_eth_tool_ops = {
 	.nway_reset	= phy_ethtool_nway_reset,
 	.get_link       = ethtool_op_get_link,
 	.set_coalesce   = mvneta_ethtool_set_coalesce,