diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
index ec7b332d74c2..bc102d094bbd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_dcbnl.c
@@ -985,7 +985,7 @@ static int mlx5e_dcbnl_setbuffer(struct net_device *dev,
 	return err;
 }
 
-const struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops mlx5e_dcbnl_ops = {
+static const struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops mlx5e_dcbnl_ops = {
 	.ieee_getets	= mlx5e_dcbnl_ieee_getets,
 	.ieee_setets	= mlx5e_dcbnl_ieee_setets,
 	.ieee_getmaxrate = mlx5e_dcbnl_ieee_getmaxrate,