diff --git a/servers/lloadd/config.c b/servers/lloadd/config.c
index 1d64c58d5a..377d7dac64 100644
--- a/servers/lloadd/config.c
+++ b/servers/lloadd/config.c
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ config_fname( ConfigArgs *c )
 
 #ifdef LDAP_TCP_BUFFER
 static BerVarray tcp_buffer;
-int tcp_buffer_num;
+static int tcp_buffer_num;
 
 #define SLAP_TCP_RMEM ( 0x1U )
 #define SLAP_TCP_WMEM ( 0x2U )
diff --git a/servers/slapd/bconfig.c b/servers/slapd/bconfig.c
index 61bb15d2d5..8ee57bea1b 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/bconfig.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/bconfig.c
@@ -2978,7 +2978,7 @@ config_subordinate(ConfigArgs *c)
 
 #ifdef LDAP_TCP_BUFFER
 static BerVarray tcp_buffer;
-int tcp_buffer_num;
+static int tcp_buffer_num;
 
 #define SLAP_TCP_RMEM (0x1U)
 #define SLAP_TCP_WMEM (0x2U)