diff --git a/scst_local/scst_local.c b/scst_local/scst_local.c
index fe34dd324..5e2cb5a4d 100644
--- a/scst_local/scst_local.c
+++ b/scst_local/scst_local.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SCST_DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_SCST_TRACING)
 #define trace_flag scst_local_trace_flag
-unsigned long scst_local_trace_flag = SCST_LOCAL_DEFAULT_LOG_FLAGS;
+static unsigned long scst_local_trace_flag = SCST_LOCAL_DEFAULT_LOG_FLAGS;
 #endif
 
 #define TRUE 1