diff --git a/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c b/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
index bd6d4af01..f8b68e595 100644
--- a/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
+++ b/scst/src/dev_handlers/scst_vdisk.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static ssize_t vdisk_mgmt_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 static ssize_t vdisk_mgmt_store(struct kobject *kobj,
 	struct kobj_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t count);
 
-struct kobj_attribute vdisk_mgmt_attr =
+static struct kobj_attribute vdisk_mgmt_attr =
 	__ATTR(mgmt, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR, vdisk_mgmt_show, vdisk_mgmt_store);
 
 static const struct attribute *vdisk_attrs[] = {