diff --git a/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c b/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c
index dad4e5bad827ff5b46f938a21030300c8e76d66c..3e2f41b3eaf3afb08f75097d735a1d48e27f3305 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/atmel-sha.c
@@ -2883,7 +2883,7 @@ static int atmel_sha_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int atmel_sha_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	static struct atmel_sha_dev *sha_dd;
+	struct atmel_sha_dev *sha_dd;
 
 	sha_dd = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	if (!sha_dd)