diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/amd_fam14h_idle.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/amd_fam14h_idle.c
index 33dc34db4f3c..20f46348271b 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/amd_fam14h_idle.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/amd_fam14h_idle.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static struct pci_access *pci_acc;
 static struct pci_dev *amd_fam14h_pci_dev;
 static int nbp1_entered;
 
-struct timespec start_time;
+static struct timespec start_time;
 static unsigned long long timediff;
 
 #ifdef DEBUG
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpuidle_sysfs.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpuidle_sysfs.c
index 3c4cee160b0e..a65f7d011513 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpuidle_sysfs.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpuidle_sysfs.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ struct cpuidle_monitor cpuidle_sysfs_monitor;
 
 static unsigned long long **previous_count;
 static unsigned long long **current_count;
-struct timespec start_time;
+static struct timespec start_time;
 static unsigned long long timediff;
 
 static int cpuidle_get_count_percent(unsigned int id, double *percent,
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpupower-monitor.c b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpupower-monitor.c
index 6d44fec55ad5..7c77045fef52 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpupower-monitor.c
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpupower-monitor.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ struct cpuidle_monitor *all_monitors[] = {
 0
 };
 
+int cpu_count;
+
 static struct cpuidle_monitor *monitors[MONITORS_MAX];
 static unsigned int avail_monitors;
 
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpupower-monitor.h b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpupower-monitor.h
index 5b5eb1da0cce..c559d3115330 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpupower-monitor.h
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/utils/idle_monitor/cpupower-monitor.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #endif
 #define CSTATE_DESC_LEN 60
 
-int cpu_count;
+extern int cpu_count;
 
 /* Hard to define the right names ...: */
 enum power_range_e {