diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index cc4bbbe44aca6b4672568f5ee36d27bdc1b17222..182dd6f8aadd04e2a3502a3c28429c410cbf01dc 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static int 		vga_video_font_height;
 static int 		vga_scan_lines		__read_mostly;
 static unsigned int 	vga_rolled_over;
 
-int vgacon_text_mode_force = 0;
+static int vgacon_text_mode_force;
 
 bool vgacon_text_force(void)
 {