diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
index 9ad18da1891d..890754c9f327 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/vtbl.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static int create_vtbl(struct ubi_device *ubi, struct ubi_scan_info *si,
 		       int copy, void *vtbl)
 {
 	int err, tries = 0;
-	static struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr;
+	struct ubi_vid_hdr *vid_hdr;
 	struct ubi_scan_leb *new_seb;
 
 	ubi_msg("create volume table (copy #%d)", copy + 1);