diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_tty.c b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_tty.c
index cbfa533ffb2416a09f7edc7372114cc6035d0db4..012a5ef364e25a7ee2b0b4744a2a9c52fd9054ff 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_tty.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_tty.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
  * internal variables
  */
 static struct dgnc_board	*dgnc_BoardsByMajor[256];
-static uchar		*dgnc_TmpWriteBuf = NULL;
+static uchar		*dgnc_TmpWriteBuf;
 static DECLARE_MUTEX(dgnc_TmpWriteSem);
 
 /*