diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/cisco/airo.c b/drivers/net/wireless/cisco/airo.c
index 84143a02adce89d482f69998140bf962c934361f..54201c02fdb8b384c97ba78da7689224da4d0af6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/cisco/airo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/cisco/airo.c
@@ -7837,7 +7837,7 @@ static int writerids(struct net_device *dev, aironet_ioctl *comp) {
 	struct airo_info *ai = dev->ml_priv;
 	int  ridcode;
         int  enabled;
-	static int (* writer)(struct airo_info *, u16 rid, const void *, int, int);
+	int (*writer)(struct airo_info *, u16 rid, const void *, int, int);
 	unsigned char *iobuf;
 
 	/* Only super-user can write RIDs */