diff --git a/drivers/crypto/omap-sham.c b/drivers/crypto/omap-sham.c
index 9ad9d399daf1..c40ac30ec002 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/omap-sham.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/omap-sham.c
@@ -2133,7 +2133,7 @@ data_err:
 
 static int omap_sham_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	static struct omap_sham_dev *dd;
+	struct omap_sham_dev *dd;
 	int i, j;
 
 	dd = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);