diff --git a/drivers/dma/pl330.c b/drivers/dma/pl330.c
index 6dca548f4dab..5bbae99f2d34 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/pl330.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/pl330.c
@@ -2591,7 +2591,7 @@ static struct dma_pl330_desc *pl330_get_desc(struct dma_pl330_chan *pch)
 
 	/* If the DMAC pool is empty, alloc new */
 	if (!desc) {
-		DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock);
+		static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock);
 		LIST_HEAD(pool);
 
 		if (!add_desc(&pool, &lock, GFP_ATOMIC, 1))