diff --git a/drivers/nfc/fdp/fdp.c b/drivers/nfc/fdp/fdp.c
index ec50027b0d8b..d5784a47fc13 100644
--- a/drivers/nfc/fdp/fdp.c
+++ b/drivers/nfc/fdp/fdp.c
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ static struct nci_driver_ops fdp_prop_ops[] = {
 	},
 };
 
-struct nci_ops nci_ops = {
+static struct nci_ops nci_ops = {
 	.open = fdp_nci_open,
 	.close = fdp_nci_close,
 	.send = fdp_nci_send,