diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/via/via_clock.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/via/via_clock.c
index db1e39277e32..bf269fa43977 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/via/via_clock.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/via/via_clock.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "global.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
-const char *via_slap = "Please slap VIA Technologies to motivate them "
+static const char *via_slap = "Please slap VIA Technologies to motivate them "
 	"releasing full documentation for your platform!\n";
 
 static inline u32 cle266_encode_pll(struct via_pll_config pll)