diff --git a/legacy/evas_generic_loaders/src/bin/common/shmfile.c b/legacy/evas_generic_loaders/src/bin/common/shmfile.c
index 7a51eddb5a..538a3149a7 100644
--- a/legacy/evas_generic_loaders/src/bin/common/shmfile.c
+++ b/legacy/evas_generic_loaders/src/bin/common/shmfile.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
    
 int shm_fd = -1;
-int shm_size = 0;
+static int shm_size = 0;
 void *shm_addr = NULL;
 char *shmfile = NULL;