diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
index 9b247102eb929974ee402efe15f5c2ffbdb4f097..935ff299cdd92d8380fb9125ba37527dabc02398 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/cavium/liquidio/lio_vf_main.c
@@ -1663,10 +1663,10 @@ static int setup_io_queues(struct octeon_device *octeon_dev, int ifidx)
 {
 	struct octeon_droq_ops droq_ops;
 	struct net_device *netdev;
-	static int cpu_id_modulus;
+	int cpu_id_modulus;
 	struct octeon_droq *droq;
 	struct napi_struct *napi;
-	static int cpu_id;
+	int cpu_id;
 	int num_tx_descs;
 	struct lio *lio;
 	int retval = 0;