diff --git a/src/nm-dispatcher/nm-dispatcher.c b/src/nm-dispatcher/nm-dispatcher.c
index 4cf662c4c0..b6fc941af7 100644
--- a/src/nm-dispatcher/nm-dispatcher.c
+++ b/src/nm-dispatcher/nm-dispatcher.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ typedef struct {
     bool shutdown_quitting;
 } GlobalData;
 
-GlobalData gl;
+static GlobalData gl;
 
 typedef struct {
     Request *request;