diff --git a/main/channel.c b/main/channel.c
index 9839f1921d..91bc8869c7 100644
--- a/main/channel.c
+++ b/main/channel.c
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ static void ast_chan_trace_destroy_cb(void *data)
 }
 
 /*! \brief Datastore to put the linked list of ast_chan_trace and trace status */
-const struct ast_datastore_info ast_chan_trace_datastore_info = {
+static const struct ast_datastore_info ast_chan_trace_datastore_info = {
 	.type = "ChanTrace",
 	.destroy = ast_chan_trace_destroy_cb
 };