diff --git a/security/apparmor/lsm.c b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
index 4981bdf02993..d3d2fc13c6e7 100644
--- a/security/apparmor/lsm.c
+++ b/security/apparmor/lsm.c
@@ -2106,7 +2106,7 @@ __initcall(apparmor_nf_ip_init);
 static char nulldfa_src[] = {
 	#include "nulldfa.in"
 };
-struct aa_dfa *nulldfa;
+static struct aa_dfa *nulldfa;
 
 static char stacksplitdfa_src[] = {
 	#include "stacksplitdfa.in"