diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_proto_tcp.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_proto_tcp.c
index a91cfceff272fd1eeeab2a2f809443b655af5150..a98e36d2b3c627d66cec58ece9d2b173c98de71d 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_proto_tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_proto_tcp.c
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ tcp_unique_tuple(struct ip_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
 		 enum ip_nat_manip_type maniptype,
 		 const struct ip_conntrack *conntrack)
 {
-	static u_int16_t port, *portptr;
+	static u_int16_t port;
+	u_int16_t *portptr;
 	unsigned int range_size, min, i;
 
 	if (maniptype == IP_NAT_MANIP_SRC)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_proto_udp.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_proto_udp.c
index c669e3b5f5d0d65cbea03b75b4d7938485da6fe5..9f66e56256644e0756e82f73e70a412883de23b1 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_proto_udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_nat_proto_udp.c
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ udp_unique_tuple(struct ip_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
 		 enum ip_nat_manip_type maniptype,
 		 const struct ip_conntrack *conntrack)
 {
-	static u_int16_t port, *portptr;
+	static u_int16_t port;
+	u_int16_t *portptr;
 	unsigned int range_size, min, i;
 
 	if (maniptype == IP_NAT_MANIP_SRC)