diff --git a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
index eaa3f2a..ccd6c53 100644
--- a/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
+++ b/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.c
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@
 static int hpwdt_pretimeout(struct notifier_block *nb, unsigned long ulReason,
 			    void *data)
 {
-	static unsigned long rom_pl;
+	unsigned long rom_pl;
 	static int die_nmi_called;
 
 	if (ulReason != DIE_NMI && ulReason != DIE_NMI_IPI)