diff --git a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c
index 506c36f6e1db181d74ecf24809b82ef6c2abcb61..8001aa6bfb4809caf35c25ee758330dc3d08751a 100644
--- a/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/message/i2o/i2o_proc.c
@@ -255,9 +255,8 @@ static char *scsi_devices[] = {
 	"Array Controller Device"
 };
 
-static char *chtostr(u8 * chars, int n)
+static char *chtostr(char *tmp, u8 *chars, int n)
 {
-	char tmp[256];
 	tmp[0] = 0;
 	return strncat(tmp, (char *)chars, n);
 }
@@ -791,6 +790,7 @@ static int i2o_seq_show_ddm_table(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 	} *result;
 
 	i2o_exec_execute_ddm_table ddm_table;
+	char tmp[28 + 1];
 
 	result = kmalloc(sizeof(*result), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!result)
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ static int i2o_seq_show_ddm_table(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 		seq_printf(seq, "%-#7x", ddm_table.i2o_vendor_id);
 		seq_printf(seq, "%-#8x", ddm_table.module_id);
 		seq_printf(seq, "%-29s",
-			   chtostr(ddm_table.module_name_version, 28));
+			   chtostr(tmp, ddm_table.module_name_version, 28));
 		seq_printf(seq, "%9d  ", ddm_table.data_size);
 		seq_printf(seq, "%8d", ddm_table.code_size);
 
@@ -893,6 +893,7 @@ static int i2o_seq_show_drivers_stored(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 
 	i2o_driver_result_table *result;
 	i2o_driver_store_table *dst;
+	char tmp[28 + 1];
 
 	result = kmalloc(sizeof(i2o_driver_result_table), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (result == NULL)
@@ -927,8 +928,9 @@ static int i2o_seq_show_drivers_stored(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 
 		seq_printf(seq, "%-#7x", dst->i2o_vendor_id);
 		seq_printf(seq, "%-#8x", dst->module_id);
-		seq_printf(seq, "%-29s", chtostr(dst->module_name_version, 28));
-		seq_printf(seq, "%-9s", chtostr(dst->date, 8));
+		seq_printf(seq, "%-29s",
+			   chtostr(tmp, dst->module_name_version, 28));
+		seq_printf(seq, "%-9s", chtostr(tmp, dst->date, 8));
 		seq_printf(seq, "%8d ", dst->module_size);
 		seq_printf(seq, "%8d ", dst->mpb_size);
 		seq_printf(seq, "0x%04x", dst->module_flags);
@@ -1248,6 +1250,7 @@ static int i2o_seq_show_dev_identity(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 	// == (allow) 512d bytes (max)
 	static u16 *work16 = (u16 *) work32;
 	int token;
+	char tmp[16 + 1];
 
 	token = i2o_parm_field_get(d, 0xF100, -1, &work32, sizeof(work32));
 
@@ -1260,13 +1263,13 @@ static int i2o_seq_show_dev_identity(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 	seq_printf(seq, "Owner TID     : %0#5x\n", work16[2]);
 	seq_printf(seq, "Parent TID    : %0#5x\n", work16[3]);
 	seq_printf(seq, "Vendor info   : %s\n",
-		   chtostr((u8 *) (work32 + 2), 16));
+		   chtostr(tmp, (u8 *) (work32 + 2), 16));
 	seq_printf(seq, "Product info  : %s\n",
-		   chtostr((u8 *) (work32 + 6), 16));
+		   chtostr(tmp, (u8 *) (work32 + 6), 16));
 	seq_printf(seq, "Description   : %s\n",
-		   chtostr((u8 *) (work32 + 10), 16));
+		   chtostr(tmp, (u8 *) (work32 + 10), 16));
 	seq_printf(seq, "Product rev.  : %s\n",
-		   chtostr((u8 *) (work32 + 14), 8));
+		   chtostr(tmp, (u8 *) (work32 + 14), 8));
 
 	seq_printf(seq, "Serial number : ");
 	print_serial_number(seq, (u8 *) (work32 + 16),
@@ -1303,6 +1306,8 @@ static int i2o_seq_show_ddm_identity(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 		u8 pad[256];	// allow up to 256 byte (max) serial number
 	} result;
 
+	char tmp[24 + 1];
+
 	token = i2o_parm_field_get(d, 0xF101, -1, &result, sizeof(result));
 
 	if (token < 0) {
@@ -1312,9 +1317,9 @@ static int i2o_seq_show_ddm_identity(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 
 	seq_printf(seq, "Registering DDM TID : 0x%03x\n", result.ddm_tid);
 	seq_printf(seq, "Module name         : %s\n",
-		   chtostr(result.module_name, 24));
+		   chtostr(tmp, result.module_name, 24));
 	seq_printf(seq, "Module revision     : %s\n",
-		   chtostr(result.module_rev, 8));
+		   chtostr(tmp, result.module_rev, 8));
 
 	seq_printf(seq, "Serial number       : ");
 	print_serial_number(seq, result.serial_number, sizeof(result) - 36);
@@ -1338,6 +1343,8 @@ static int i2o_seq_show_uinfo(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 		u8 instance_number[4];
 	} result;
 
+	char tmp[64 + 1];
+
 	token = i2o_parm_field_get(d, 0xF102, -1, &result, sizeof(result));
 
 	if (token < 0) {
@@ -1346,13 +1353,13 @@ static int i2o_seq_show_uinfo(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 	}
 
 	seq_printf(seq, "Device name     : %s\n",
-		   chtostr(result.device_name, 64));
+		   chtostr(tmp, result.device_name, 64));
 	seq_printf(seq, "Service name    : %s\n",
-		   chtostr(result.service_name, 64));
+		   chtostr(tmp, result.service_name, 64));
 	seq_printf(seq, "Physical name   : %s\n",
-		   chtostr(result.physical_location, 64));
+		   chtostr(tmp, result.physical_location, 64));
 	seq_printf(seq, "Instance number : %s\n",
-		   chtostr(result.instance_number, 4));
+		   chtostr(tmp, result.instance_number, 4));
 
 	return 0;
 }