diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc830x_rdb.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc830x_rdb.c
index 661d354..d0c4e15 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc830x_rdb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc830x_rdb.c
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@
 	ipic_set_default_priority();
 }
 
-struct const char *board[] __initdata = {
+static const char *board[] __initdata = {
 	"MPC8308RDB",
 	"fsl,mpc8308rdb",
 	"denx,mpc8308_p1m",
 	NULL
-}
+};
 
 /*
  * Called very early, MMU is off, device-tree isn't unflattened
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc831x_rdb.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc831x_rdb.c
index b54cd73..f859ead 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc831x_rdb.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/83xx/mpc831x_rdb.c
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@
 	ipic_set_default_priority();
 }
 
-struct const char *board[] __initdata = {
+static const char *board[] __initdata = {
 	"MPC8313ERDB",
 	"fsl,mpc8315erdb",
 	NULL
-}
+};
 
 /*
  * Called very early, MMU is off, device-tree isn't unflattened