diff --git a/net/rds/ib_rdma.c b/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
index 52d889a8b742..bb620246b3d6 100644
--- a/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
+++ b/net/rds/ib_rdma.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ struct rds_ib_mr_pool {
 	struct ib_fmr_attr	fmr_attr;
 };
 
-struct workqueue_struct *rds_ib_fmr_wq;
+static struct workqueue_struct *rds_ib_fmr_wq;
 
 int rds_ib_fmr_init(void)
 {