diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index 0cf4ba77cb..f1f050ee62 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -2119,7 +2119,7 @@ enum {
 #undef STRUCT
 #undef STRUCT_SPECIAL
 
-#define STRUCT(name, list...) const argtype struct_ ## name ## _def[] = { list, TYPE_NULL };
+#define STRUCT(name, list...) static const argtype struct_ ## name ## _def[] = { list, TYPE_NULL };
 #define STRUCT_SPECIAL(name)
 #include "syscall_types.h"
 #undef STRUCT