diff --git a/drivers/crypto/atmel-tdes.c b/drivers/crypto/atmel-tdes.c
index b25f1b3c981f7de9b6b7422347cb97d11fa46dd7..f4b335dda568708e5053d595a20ea86dc9d64fba 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/atmel-tdes.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/atmel-tdes.c
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ static int atmel_tdes_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 static int atmel_tdes_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	static struct atmel_tdes_dev *tdes_dd;
+	struct atmel_tdes_dev *tdes_dd;
 
 	tdes_dd = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	if (!tdes_dd)