diff --git a/src/log.c b/src/log.c
index 6a868889..39635cc1 100644
--- a/src/log.c
+++ b/src/log.c
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 #include "libssh/misc.h"
 #include "libssh/session.h"
 
-LIBSSH_THREAD int ssh_log_level;
-LIBSSH_THREAD ssh_logging_callback ssh_log_cb;
-LIBSSH_THREAD void *ssh_log_userdata;
+static LIBSSH_THREAD int ssh_log_level;
+static LIBSSH_THREAD ssh_logging_callback ssh_log_cb;
+static LIBSSH_THREAD void *ssh_log_userdata;
 
 /**
  * @defgroup libssh_log The SSH logging functions.
diff --git a/tests/unittests/torture_config.c b/tests/unittests/torture_config.c
index fbbea1ca..a7e00c73 100644
--- a/tests/unittests/torture_config.c
+++ b/tests/unittests/torture_config.c
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ static void torture_config_new(void **state)
     assert_int_equal(session->opts.timeout, 30);
     assert_string_equal(session->opts.bindaddr, BIND_ADDRESS);
 
-    assert_int_equal(ssh_log_level, SSH_LOG_TRACE);
+    assert_int_equal(ssh_get_log_level(), SSH_LOG_TRACE);
     assert_int_equal(session->common.log_verbosity, SSH_LOG_TRACE);
 
     /* reset to something sane */