diff --git a/ref/gl/gl_alias.c b/ref/gl/gl_alias.c
index 029d335e..f3a2c323 100644
--- a/ref/gl/gl_alias.c
+++ b/ref/gl/gl_alias.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static int	g_used[8192];
 
 // a pose is a single set of vertexes. a frame may be
 // an animating sequence of poses
-int		g_posenum;
+static int	g_posenum;
 
 // the command list holds counts and s/t values that are valid for
 // every frame