diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf_skc_cls_ingress.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf_skc_cls_ingress.c
index 4ce0e8a25bc5fd2749519357a8e9ad39c39f611c..86ccf37e26b3f00ae11ad822bed2050b137d20bf 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf_skc_cls_ingress.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/btf_skc_cls_ingress.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #include "test_progs.h"
 #include "test_btf_skc_cls_ingress.skel.h"
 
-struct test_btf_skc_cls_ingress *skel;
+static struct test_btf_skc_cls_ingress *skel;
 struct sockaddr_in6 srv_sa6;
 static __u32 duration;
 
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sock_fields.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sock_fields.c
index 66e83b8fc69dd99ade2d25dd5c4448a7603c70b7..af87118e748e51faa33d129f73b2742be1699215 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sock_fields.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/sock_fields.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ struct bpf_spinlock_cnt {
 
 static struct sockaddr_in6 srv_sa6, cli_sa6;
 static int sk_pkt_out_cnt10_fd;
-struct test_sock_fields *skel;
+static struct test_sock_fields *skel;
 static int sk_pkt_out_cnt_fd;
 static __u64 parent_cg_id;
 static __u64 child_cg_id;