diff --git a/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.c b/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.c
index 0cf25b96828..901bc88eb41 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.c
+++ b/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.c
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ static struct cdevsw mpi3mr_cdevsw = {
 	.d_name =	"mpi3mr",
 };
 
+static struct mpi3mr_mgmt_info mpi3mr_mgmt_info;
+
 static int
 mpi3mr_open(struct cdev *dev, int flags, int fmt, struct thread *td)
 {
diff --git a/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.h b/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.h
index fa52db05100..733aeb0ae53 100644
--- a/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.h
+++ b/sys/dev/mpi3mr/mpi3mr_app.h
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@
 
 int mpi3mr_app_attach(struct mpi3mr_softc *);
 void mpi3mr_app_detach(struct mpi3mr_softc *);
-static struct mpi3mr_mgmt_info mpi3mr_mgmt_info;
 
 enum mpi3mr_ioctl_adp_state {
 	MPI3MR_IOCTL_ADP_STATE_UNKNOWN		= 0,