diff --git a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
index d319963aeb1..c196369fe40 100644
--- a/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
+++ b/fs/reiserfs/xattr.c
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ static int create_privroot(struct dentry *dentry) { return 0; }
 #endif
 
 /* Actual operations that are exported to VFS-land */
-const struct xattr_handler *reiserfs_xattr_handlers[] = {
+static const struct xattr_handler *reiserfs_xattr_handlers[] = {
 #ifdef CONFIG_REISERFS_FS_XATTR
 	&reiserfs_xattr_user_handler,
 	&reiserfs_xattr_trusted_handler,