diff --git a/contrib/elftoolchain/libelf/elf_errmsg.c b/contrib/elftoolchain/libelf/elf_errmsg.c
index adcaa74b29ba..20ee55fa60b5 100644
--- a/contrib/elftoolchain/libelf/elf_errmsg.c
+++ b/contrib/elftoolchain/libelf/elf_errmsg.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ ELFTC_VCSID("$Id: elf_errmsg.c 2225 2011-11-26 18:55:54Z jkoshy $");
  * Retrieve a human readable translation for an error message.
  */
 
-const char *_libelf_errors[] = {
+static const char *_libelf_errors[] = {
 #define	DEFINE_ERROR(N,S)	[ELF_E_##N] = S
 	DEFINE_ERROR(NONE,	"No Error"),
 	DEFINE_ERROR(ARCHIVE,	"Malformed ar(1) archive"),