diff --git a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.c b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.c
index 7b8add1bfc..417eda6de6 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.c
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 int otx2_cpt_logtype;
 
+uint8_t otx2_cryptodev_driver_id;
+
 static struct rte_pci_id pci_id_cpt_table[] = {
 	{
 		RTE_PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_CAVIUM,
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.h b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.h
index 8e0ebc292a..c0aa661b3b 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev.h
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ extern int otx2_cpt_logtype;
 /*
  * Crypto device driver ID
  */
-uint8_t otx2_cryptodev_driver_id;
+extern uint8_t otx2_cryptodev_driver_id;
 
 #endif /* _OTX2_CRYPTODEV_H_ */
diff --git a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.h b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.h
index a2724f7227..f83e36b486 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.h
+++ b/drivers/crypto/octeontx2/otx2_cryptodev_ops.h
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ enum otx2_cpt_egrp {
 	OTX2_CPT_EGRP_AE = 2
 };
 
-struct rte_cryptodev_ops otx2_cpt_ops;
+extern struct rte_cryptodev_ops otx2_cpt_ops;
 
 #endif /* _OTX2_CRYPTODEV_OPS_H_ */