diff --git a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.c b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.c
index 0ba8c3ae673b..7a3a30cd0f7f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/cxt1e1/musycc.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-unsigned int max_intcnt = 0;
-unsigned int max_bh = 0;
+static unsigned int max_intcnt = 0;
+static unsigned int max_bh = 0;
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  * musycc.c -