diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6apm.c b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6apm.c
index 5d44d07acd69..2a2a5bd98110 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6apm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6apm.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ struct apm_graph_mgmt_cmd {
 
 #define APM_GRAPH_MGMT_PSIZE(p, n) ALIGN(struct_size(p, sub_graph_id_list, n), 8)
 
-struct q6apm *g_apm;
+static struct q6apm *g_apm;
 
 int q6apm_send_cmd_sync(struct q6apm *apm, struct gpr_pkt *pkt, uint32_t rsp_opcode)
 {