diff --git a/sys/dev/tws/tws_services.c b/sys/dev/tws/tws_services.c
index 07200b595d1..d2a52cd5ff3 100644
--- a/sys/dev/tws/tws_services.c
+++ b/sys/dev/tws/tws_services.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct tws_sense *tws_find_sense_from_mfa(struct tws_softc *sc, u_int64_t mfa);
 
 
 
-struct error_desc array[] = {
+static struct error_desc array[] = {
     { "Cannot add sysctl tree node", 0x2000, ERROR,
        "%s: (0x%02X: 0x%04X): %s:\n", "ERROR" },
     { "Register window not available", 0x2001, ERROR,
diff --git a/sys/dev/tws/tws_services.h b/sys/dev/tws/tws_services.h
index 643d7203391..f9016daa64e 100644
--- a/sys/dev/tws/tws_services.h
+++ b/sys/dev/tws/tws_services.h
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ struct error_desc {
     char *error_str;
 };
 
-extern struct error_desc array[];
 /* ----------- q services ------------- */
 
 #define TWS_FREE_Q        0