diff --git a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
index 066123fdf86d5a8664d16116e434ef2ed54a9497..c61042ede3d4a4c5c75305f780434f0106cd0211 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wilc1000/host_interface.c
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ static u8 set_ip[2][4];
 static u8 get_ip[2][4];
 static u32 inactive_time;
 static u8 del_beacon;
+static u32 clients_count;
 
 static u8 *join_req;
 u8 *info_element;
@@ -4138,8 +4139,6 @@ void host_int_send_network_info_to_host
 {
 }
 
-static u32 clients_count;
-
 s32 host_int_init(struct host_if_drv **hif_drv_handler)
 {
 	s32 result = 0;