diff --git a/gst/udp/gstudpsink.c b/gst/udp/gstudpsink.c
index e3bdcb22f7..4e3a48d867 100644
--- a/gst/udp/gstudpsink.c
+++ b/gst/udp/gstudpsink.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 #define UDP_DEFAULT_CONTROL	1
 
 /* elementfactory information */
-GstElementDetails gst_udpsink_details = GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS (
+static GstElementDetails gst_udpsink_details = GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS (
   "UDP packet sender",
   "Sink/Network",
   "Send data over the network via UDP",