diff --git a/sys/coda/coda_vnops.c b/sys/coda/coda_vnops.c
index a9da56b221b..3c3eee9a95a 100644
--- a/sys/coda/coda_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/coda/coda_vnops.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ int coda_vnop_print_entry = 0;
 static int coda_lockdebug = 0;
 
 /* Definition of the vfs operation vector */
+static int (**coda_vnodeop_p)(void *);
 
 /*
  * Some NetBSD details:
diff --git a/sys/coda/coda_vnops.h b/sys/coda/coda_vnops.h
index 663d3572abe..99392d64dac 100644
--- a/sys/coda/coda_vnops.h
+++ b/sys/coda/coda_vnops.h
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ int coda_vop_error   __P((void *));
 int coda_vop_nop     __P((void *));
 int coda_fbsd_getpages	__P((void *));
 
-int (**coda_vnodeop_p)(void *);
-
 int coda_rdwr(struct vnode *vp, struct uio *uiop, enum uio_rw rw,
     int ioflag, struct ucred *cred, struct thread *td);
 int coda_grab_vnode(dev_t dev, ino_t ino, struct vnode **vpp);
diff --git a/sys/fs/coda/coda_vnops.c b/sys/fs/coda/coda_vnops.c
index a9da56b221b..3c3eee9a95a 100644
--- a/sys/fs/coda/coda_vnops.c
+++ b/sys/fs/coda/coda_vnops.c
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ int coda_vnop_print_entry = 0;
 static int coda_lockdebug = 0;
 
 /* Definition of the vfs operation vector */
+static int (**coda_vnodeop_p)(void *);
 
 /*
  * Some NetBSD details:
diff --git a/sys/fs/coda/coda_vnops.h b/sys/fs/coda/coda_vnops.h
index 663d3572abe..99392d64dac 100644
--- a/sys/fs/coda/coda_vnops.h
+++ b/sys/fs/coda/coda_vnops.h
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ int coda_vop_error   __P((void *));
 int coda_vop_nop     __P((void *));
 int coda_fbsd_getpages	__P((void *));
 
-int (**coda_vnodeop_p)(void *);
-
 int coda_rdwr(struct vnode *vp, struct uio *uiop, enum uio_rw rw,
     int ioflag, struct ucred *cred, struct thread *td);
 int coda_grab_vnode(dev_t dev, ino_t ino, struct vnode **vpp);