diff --git a/bdev.c b/bdev.c
index 825c577..2c746d3 100644
--- a/bdev.c
+++ b/bdev.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 // External SPI flash uses standard SPI interface
 
-STATIC const mp_soft_spi_obj_t soft_spi_bus = {
+static const mp_soft_spi_obj_t soft_spi_bus = {
     .delay_half = MICROPY_HW_SOFTSPI_MIN_DELAY,
     .polarity = 0,
     .phase = 0,
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ STATIC const mp_soft_spi_obj_t soft_spi_bus = {
 };
 
 #if MICROPY_HW_SPIFLASH_ENABLE_CACHE
-STATIC mp_spiflash_cache_t spi_bdev_cache;
+static mp_spiflash_cache_t spi_bdev_cache;
 #endif
 
 const mp_spiflash_config_t spiflash_config = {