diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index 40674122ecf23aed335a67d88ff4444de8970e9c..75077ad0b5378afd3fa89aa9f0199c296a8c0cd7 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ int console_printk[4] = {
 	DEFAULT_CONSOLE_LOGLEVEL,	/* default_console_loglevel */
 };
 
-static int saved_console_loglevel = -1;
-
 /*
  * Low level drivers may need that to know if they can schedule in
  * their unblank() callback or not. So let's export it.
@@ -146,6 +144,7 @@ static char __log_buf[__LOG_BUF_LEN];
 static char *log_buf = __log_buf;
 static int log_buf_len = __LOG_BUF_LEN;
 static unsigned logged_chars; /* Number of chars produced since last read+clear operation */
+static int saved_console_loglevel = -1;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
 /*