diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c
index 49b824c7bd2eb2820df373a2aa1af3947074a76e..381ea6ca3aa9e95609c03540b5e4accb0dfc2c77 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_daq_dio24.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ the PCMCIA interface.
 #include <pcmcia/cisreg.h>
 #include <pcmcia/ds.h>
 
-static struct pcmcia_device *pcmcia_cur_dev = NULL;
+static struct pcmcia_device *pcmcia_cur_dev;
 
 #define DIO24_SIZE 4		/*  size of io region used by board */