diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c
index 11b83dae00ac..e04bf9926441 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/dmascc.c
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ static void tm_isr(struct scc_priv *priv);
 
 static int io[MAX_NUM_DEVS] __initdata = { 0, };
 
-/* Beware! hw[] is also used in cleanup_module(). */
-static struct scc_hardware hw[NUM_TYPES] __initdata_or_module = HARDWARE;
+/* Beware! hw[] is also used in dmascc_exit(). */
+static struct scc_hardware hw[NUM_TYPES] = HARDWARE;
 
 
 /* Global variables */