diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda18271-fe.c b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda18271-fe.c
index 7c80516a4487..dd3657e459b1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda18271-fe.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/frontends/tda18271-fe.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ module_param_named(debug, tda18271_debug, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(debug, "set debug level "
 		 "(info=1, map=2, reg=4, adv=8, cal=16 (or-able))");
 
-int tda18271_cal_on_startup;
+static int tda18271_cal_on_startup;
 module_param_named(cal, tda18271_cal_on_startup, int, 0644);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(cal, "perform RF tracking filter calibration on startup");