diff --git a/drivers/cpuidle/lpm-levels.h b/drivers/cpuidle/lpm-levels.h
index fcb7e1f8bd61..4d4b4628723e 100644
--- a/drivers/cpuidle/lpm-levels.h
+++ b/drivers/cpuidle/lpm-levels.h
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ uint32_t *get_per_cpu_max_residency(int cpu);
 extern struct lpm_cluster *lpm_root_node;
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SMP)
-extern DEFINE_PER_CPU(bool, pending_ipi);
+DECLARE_PER_CPU(bool, pending_ipi);
 static inline bool is_IPI_pending(const struct cpumask *mask)
 {
 	unsigned int cpu;