diff --git a/src/tincd.c b/src/tincd.c
index 98c35812..ba6d885c 100644
--- a/src/tincd.c
+++ b/src/tincd.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static bool do_chroot = false;
 static const char *switchuser = NULL;
 #endif
 
-char **g_argv;                  /* a copy of the cmdline arguments */
+static char **g_argv;                  /* a copy of the cmdline arguments */
 
 static int status = 1;