diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
index f0f3f9f77b30..f02f594d04c5 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipconfig.c
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ __be32 ic_servaddr = NONE;	/* Boot server IP address */
 __be32 root_server_addr = NONE;	/* Address of NFS server */
 u8 root_server_path[256] = { 0, };	/* Path to mount as root */
 
-static __be32 ic_dev_xid;		/* Device under configuration */
-
 /* vendor class identifier */
 static char vendor_class_identifier[253] __initdata;
 
@@ -654,6 +652,7 @@ static struct packet_type bootp_packet_type __initdata = {
 	.func =	ic_bootp_recv,
 };
 
+static __be32 ic_dev_xid;		/* Device under configuration */
 
 /*
  *  Initialize DHCP/BOOTP extension fields in the request.