diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
index 9818919571fd..b5703485088b 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 #include <asm/io.h>
 #include <asm/setup.h>
 
-char	__initdata command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE];
+static char __initdata command_line[COMMAND_LINE_SIZE];
 
 /* Intended for ccio/sba/cpu statistics under /proc/bus/{runway|gsc} */
 struct proc_dir_entry * proc_runway_root __read_mostly = NULL;