diff --git a/stmhal/usb.c b/stmhal/usb.c
index 9428cf7db9..f70dea1428 100644
--- a/stmhal/usb.c
+++ b/stmhal/usb.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 mp_uint_t pyb_usb_flags = 0;
 
 #ifdef USE_DEVICE_MODE
-USBD_HandleTypeDef hUSBDDevice;
+STATIC USBD_HandleTypeDef hUSBDDevice;
 pyb_usb_storage_medium_t pyb_usb_storage_medium = PYB_USB_STORAGE_MEDIUM_NONE;
 #endif
 
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t pyb_usb_hid_recv(mp_uint_t n_args, const mp_obj_t *args, mp_map_
     mp_obj_t o_ret = pyb_buf_get_for_recv(vals[0].u_obj, &vstr);
 
     // receive the data
-    int ret = USBD_HID_Rx((uint8_t*)vstr.buf, vstr.len, vals[1].u_int);
+    int ret = USBD_HID_Rx(&hUSBDDevice, (uint8_t*)vstr.buf, vstr.len, vals[1].u_int);
 
     // return the received data
     if (o_ret != MP_OBJ_NULL) {
diff --git a/stmhal/usb.h b/stmhal/usb.h
index bc2b91c3db..42e6c76f81 100644
--- a/stmhal/usb.h
+++ b/stmhal/usb.h
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ typedef enum {
 } USB_PHY_ID;
 
 extern mp_uint_t pyb_usb_flags;
-extern struct _USBD_HandleTypeDef hUSBDDevice;
 extern pyb_usb_storage_medium_t pyb_usb_storage_medium;
 extern const struct _mp_obj_tuple_t pyb_usb_hid_mouse_obj;
 extern const struct _mp_obj_tuple_t pyb_usb_hid_keyboard_obj;
diff --git a/stmhal/usbd_hid_interface.c b/stmhal/usbd_hid_interface.c
index 9eee451f3c..11b3a3acdc 100644
--- a/stmhal/usbd_hid_interface.c
+++ b/stmhal/usbd_hid_interface.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ int USBD_HID_RxNum(void) {
 
 // timout in milliseconds.
 // Returns number of bytes read from the device.
-int USBD_HID_Rx(uint8_t *buf, uint32_t len, uint32_t timeout) {
+int USBD_HID_Rx(USBD_HandleTypeDef *pdev, uint8_t *buf, uint32_t len, uint32_t timeout) {
     // Wait until we have buffer to read
     uint32_t start = HAL_GetTick();
     while (current_read_buffer == current_write_buffer) {
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ int USBD_HID_Rx(uint8_t *buf, uint32_t len, uint32_t timeout) {
     current_read_buffer = !current_read_buffer;
 
     // Clear NAK to indicate we are ready to read more data
-    USBD_HID_ClearNAK(&hUSBDDevice);
+    USBD_HID_ClearNAK(pdev);
 
     // Success, return number of bytes read
     return last_read_len;
diff --git a/stmhal/usbd_hid_interface.h b/stmhal/usbd_hid_interface.h
index 959c46ff8a..fbc874796e 100644
--- a/stmhal/usbd_hid_interface.h
+++ b/stmhal/usbd_hid_interface.h
@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@
 extern const USBD_HID_ItfTypeDef USBD_HID_fops;
 
 int USBD_HID_RxNum(void);
-int USBD_HID_Rx(uint8_t *buf, uint32_t len, uint32_t timeout);
+int USBD_HID_Rx(USBD_HandleTypeDef *pdev, uint8_t *buf, uint32_t len, uint32_t timeout);