diff --git a/drivers/bcma/main.c b/drivers/bcma/main.c
index c6d6ba0d00b1ed2250e31eadb7f5a6ba9c158872..8e7ca3e4c8c49d661a3d7f26b99f89ed4d8845c4 100644
--- a/drivers/bcma/main.c
+++ b/drivers/bcma/main.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Broadcom's specific AMBA driver");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 
 /* contains the number the next bus should get. */
-static unsigned int bcma_bus_next_num = 0;
+static unsigned int bcma_bus_next_num;
 
 /* bcma_buses_mutex locks the bcma_bus_next_num */
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(bcma_buses_mutex);