diff --git a/kernel/auditsc.c b/kernel/auditsc.c
index d281c18d1771..cfe3486e5f31 100644
--- a/kernel/auditsc.c
+++ b/kernel/auditsc.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ struct audit_nfcfgop_tab {
 	const char		*s;
 };
 
-const struct audit_nfcfgop_tab audit_nfcfgs[] = {
+static const struct audit_nfcfgop_tab audit_nfcfgs[] = {
 	{ AUDIT_XT_OP_REGISTER,		"register"	},
 	{ AUDIT_XT_OP_REPLACE,		"replace"	},
 	{ AUDIT_XT_OP_UNREGISTER,	"unregister"	},