diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/skas/process.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/skas/process.c
index e42ffac23e3c..d3dd4fb559cf 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/skas/process.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/skas/process.c
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ out_close:
 	return err;
 }
 
-int unscheduled_userspace_iterations;
+static int unscheduled_userspace_iterations;
 extern unsigned long tt_extra_sched_jiffies;
 
 void userspace(struct uml_pt_regs *regs)