diff --git a/usr.sbin/nandsim/nandsim_cfgparse.c b/usr.sbin/nandsim/nandsim_cfgparse.c
index 33a414141a2..a9650341846 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/nandsim/nandsim_cfgparse.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/nandsim/nandsim_cfgparse.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static struct nandsim_key nandsim_chip_keys[] = {
 	{NULL, 0, 0, NULL, 0},
 };
 
-struct nandsim_section sections[] = {
+static struct nandsim_section sections[] = {
 	{"ctrl", (struct nandsim_key *)&nandsim_ctrl_keys},
 	{"chip", (struct nandsim_key *)&nandsim_chip_keys},
 	{NULL, NULL},