diff --git a/drivers/edac/amd8111_edac.c b/drivers/edac/amd8111_edac.c
index 2cb58ef..35b78d0 100644
--- a/drivers/edac/amd8111_edac.c
+++ b/drivers/edac/amd8111_edac.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #define AMD8111_EDAC_MOD_STR	"amd8111_edac"
 
 #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_8111_PCI	0x7460
-static int edac_dev_idx;
 
 enum amd8111_edac_devs {
 	LPC_BRIDGE = 0,
@@ -377,7 +376,7 @@
 	 * edac_device_ctl_info, but make use of existing
 	 * one instead.
 	*/
-	dev_info->edac_idx = edac_dev_idx++;
+	dev_info->edac_idx = edac_device_alloc_index();
 	dev_info->edac_dev =
 		edac_device_alloc_ctl_info(0, dev_info->ctl_name, 1,
 					   NULL, 0, 0,