diff --git a/util/ego/ra/ra_items.c b/util/ego/ra/ra_items.c
index f2d394769..db4a363ba 100644
--- a/util/ego/ra/ra_items.c
+++ b/util/ego/ra/ra_items.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ STATIC bool lt_item(a,b)
 
 
 
-STATIC item_p items[NRITEMTYPES];  /* items[i] points to the list of type i */
+static item_p items[NRITEMTYPES];  /* items[i] points to the list of type i */