diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/marvell-ccic/mcam-core.c b/drivers/media/platform/marvell-ccic/mcam-core.c
index be4b51212106e41d1420b6c27b1fb68c041782cc..7a86c77bffa08257d35713361deaadb2e91bc1d8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/marvell-ccic/mcam-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/marvell-ccic/mcam-core.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(dma_buf_size,
 		"parameters require larger buffers, an attempt to reallocate "
 		"will be made.");
 #else /* MCAM_MODE_VMALLOC */
-static const bool alloc_bufs_at_read = 0;
+static const bool alloc_bufs_at_read;
 static const int n_dma_bufs = 3;  /* Used by S/G_PARM */
 #endif /* MCAM_MODE_VMALLOC */