diff --git a/kernel/watchdog.c b/kernel/watchdog.c
index bafba68..94ca779 100644
--- a/kernel/watchdog.c
+++ b/kernel/watchdog.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
  */
 static int watchdog(void *unused)
 {
-	struct sched_param param = { .sched_priority = MAX_RT_PRIO-1 };
+	static struct sched_param param = { .sched_priority = MAX_RT_PRIO-1 };
 	struct hrtimer *hrtimer = &__raw_get_cpu_var(watchdog_hrtimer);
 
 	sched_setscheduler(current, SCHED_FIFO, &param);