diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_backend.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_backend.c
index be738c4..d730008 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_backend.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_dev_backend.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct file_operations xenbus_backend_fops = {
+static const struct file_operations xenbus_backend_fops = {
 	.open = xenbus_backend_open,
 	.mmap = xenbus_backend_mmap,
 	.unlocked_ioctl = xenbus_backend_ioctl,