diff --git a/sys/dev/flash/mx25l.c b/sys/dev/flash/mx25l.c
index 8430ea60d26..960f93948e7 100644
--- a/sys/dev/flash/mx25l.c
+++ b/sys/dev/flash/mx25l.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ static void mx25l_strategy(struct bio *bp);
 static int mx25l_getattr(struct bio *bp);
 static void mx25l_task(void *arg);
 
-struct mx25l_flash_ident flash_devices[] = {
+static struct mx25l_flash_ident flash_devices[] = {
 	{ "en25f32",	0x1c, 0x3116, 64 * 1024, 64, FL_NONE },
 	{ "en25p32",	0x1c, 0x2016, 64 * 1024, 64, FL_NONE },
 	{ "en25p64",	0x1c, 0x2017, 64 * 1024, 128, FL_NONE },
diff --git a/sys/dev/flash/n25q.c b/sys/dev/flash/n25q.c
index cd2c69a12d6..3ec4b12be95 100644
--- a/sys/dev/flash/n25q.c
+++ b/sys/dev/flash/n25q.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ static void n25q_strategy(struct bio *bp);
 static int n25q_getattr(struct bio *bp);
 static void n25q_task(void *arg);
 
-struct n25q_flash_ident flash_devices[] = {
+static struct n25q_flash_ident flash_devices[] = {
 	{ "n25q00", 0x20, 0xbb21, (64 * 1024), 2048, FL_ENABLE_4B_ADDR},
 };