diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pkeys.c b/arch/x86/mm/pkeys.c
index 6e98e0a7c923..047a77f6a10c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pkeys.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pkeys.c
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ int __arch_override_mprotect_pkey(struct vm_area_struct *vma, int prot, int pkey
  * in the process's lifetime will not accidentally get access
  * to data which is pkey-protected later on.
  */
+static
 u32 init_pkru_value = PKRU_AD_KEY( 1) | PKRU_AD_KEY( 2) | PKRU_AD_KEY( 3) |
 		      PKRU_AD_KEY( 4) | PKRU_AD_KEY( 5) | PKRU_AD_KEY( 6) |
 		      PKRU_AD_KEY( 7) | PKRU_AD_KEY( 8) | PKRU_AD_KEY( 9) |