diff --git a/arch/arm/plat-samsung/devs.c b/arch/arm/plat-samsung/devs.c
index 84baa16f4c0b674dfe404b54bb9fe09b4fd682bf..e93aa6734147915b17a283aa7530a2176f175be6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/plat-samsung/devs.c
+++ b/arch/arm/plat-samsung/devs.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
 #include <linux/platform_data/asoc-s3c.h>
 #include <linux/platform_data/spi-s3c64xx.h>
 
-static u64 samsung_device_dma_mask = DMA_BIT_MASK(32);
+#define samsung_device_dma_mask (*((u64[]) { DMA_BIT_MASK(32) }))
 
 /* AC97 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_S3C2440