diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index b09a828..a1ab78c 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 
 early_param("maxcpus", maxcpus);
 #else
-const unsigned int setup_max_cpus = NR_CPUS;
+static const unsigned int setup_max_cpus = NR_CPUS;
 #endif
 
 /*