diff --git a/drivers/counter/104-quad-8.c b/drivers/counter/104-quad-8.c
index 4fa2931dcb7b..00b113f4b958 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/104-quad-8.c
+++ b/drivers/counter/104-quad-8.c
@@ -833,7 +833,7 @@ static int quad8_action_get(struct counter_device *counter,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-const struct counter_ops quad8_ops = {
+static const struct counter_ops quad8_ops = {
 	.signal_read = quad8_signal_read,
 	.count_read = quad8_count_read,
 	.count_write = quad8_count_write,