diff --git a/drivers/iio/accel/hid-sensor-accel-3d.c b/drivers/iio/accel/hid-sensor-accel-3d.c
index 43a6cb07819363e8409ed0c28e9f91ae0d49d06d..2238a26aba637d0afd5adb14cd01ad3f729fc931 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/accel/hid-sensor-accel-3d.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/accel/hid-sensor-accel-3d.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static int accel_3d_parse_report(struct platform_device *pdev,
 static int hid_accel_3d_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int ret = 0;
-	static const char *name;
+	const char *name;
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev;
 	struct accel_3d_state *accel_state;
 	const struct iio_chan_spec *channel_spec;