diff --git a/arch/metag/kernel/setup.c b/arch/metag/kernel/setup.c
index e18cebb076bf..c396cd0b425f 100644
--- a/arch/metag/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/metag/kernel/setup.c
@@ -591,20 +591,20 @@ PTBI pTBI_get(unsigned int cpu)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pTBI_get);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_METAG_DSP) && defined(CONFIG_METAG_FPU)
-char capabilites[] = "dsp fpu";
+static char capabilities[] = "dsp fpu";
 #elif defined(CONFIG_METAG_DSP)
-char capabilites[] = "dsp";
+static char capabilities[] = "dsp";
 #elif defined(CONFIG_METAG_FPU)
-char capabilites[] = "fpu";
+static char capabilities[] = "fpu";
 #else
-char capabilites[] = "";
+static char capabilities[] = "";
 #endif
 
 static struct ctl_table caps_kern_table[] = {
 	{
 		.procname	= "capabilities",
-		.data		= capabilites,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(capabilites),
+		.data		= capabilities,
+		.maxlen		= sizeof(capabilities),
 		.mode		= 0444,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dostring,
 	},